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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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MONOMANIA

usually manifests in humans as a fear of one idea or theology and can range from a subject area (such

MONOMORPHIC

otherwise known as sexually monomorphic, it describes a species where both sexes are similar in body size, colouration and other

MONOPEDIOMANIA

defines a sexual interest in only those with one leg.

MONOPHAGISM

is a pathological condition whereby the individual will only eat one type of food per day.

MONOPHASIC SLEEP

describes a sleep pattern which typically lasts throughout the night leading to physical and emotional well-health and greater alertness.

MONOPLEGIA

is defined as the complete paralysis of one part of the body only.

MONORCHIDISM

is the physiological condition where a male only has one testis in his scrotum opposed to the normal two.

MONORHINIC

describes the presentation of a single odorant to the nostril via an olfactometer.

MONOSOMY

can cause a variety of chromosomal disorders which result from the missing member from a pair of homologous chromosomes.

MONOSYMPTOMATIC

defines a condition or disorder with only one symptom.

MONOSYMPTOMATIC CIRCUMSCRIPTION

specifically dictates a mental condition with only one symptom.

MONOSYNAPTIC ARC

defines an neural arc which only employs two neurons, instead of a collection of neurons, such as in the case

MONOSYNAPTIC STRETCH REFLEX

involves only a sensory and motor neuron and the synapse which connects them in the spinal cord and results in

MONOSYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION

defines a transmission which involves only one synapse.

MONOTHERAPY

is the process of using a single method or treatment such as drug therapy or counselling to tackle and attempt

MONOTIC

defines the presentation of an audible sound to only one ear.

MONOTONIC

describes a variable which increases or decreases exponentially with a second variable as that increases or decreases.

MONOTONIC RELATIONSHIP

is a causal relationship between two variables whereby if one increases then the will respond either increasing or decreasing.

MONOZYGOTIC TWINS (MZ TWINS)

opposed to di-zygotic twins are always of the same sex because they develop from the same ovum, which simply splits

MONTESSORI METHOD

is an educational technique which focusses on the encouraging children to use their intuition when learning. This is encouraged by