MEDICAL AUDIT
is the systematic and usually thorough evaluation of the entire diagnostic, treatment processes and the caring general process of an…
MEDULLA OBLONGATA
is the most inferior part of the hindbrain region. The medulla oblongata is directly involved in the control of heartbeat,…
MELANOCORTIN-4 RECEPTOR (MC4-R)
is a receptor implicated in the regulation of eating and therefore body weight which is activated by the process of…
MEMORY HARDENING
is the process of concreting certain memories even when they are incorrect, to ensure the individual believes them as accurate…
MENINGIOMA
is a benign (inactive) brain condition which develops in the arachnoid layer specifically of the meninges. Meningio-ma is responsible for…
MENSTRUATION
is the discharge of blood and endmetrial tissue from the uterus through the vagina in women which marks the end…
MENTAL DISORDER
is an umbrella a term used to describe any psychological symptoms, abnormal behaviours, impaired functioning or any combination of the…
MENTAL HYGIENE
is an approach to mental health which states that mental health issues can be avoided given the appropriate level of…
MENTAL RETARDATION (MR)
is described by the DSM (diagnostic and statistical manual) as: a disorder characterized by intellectual function that is significantly below…
MEPERIDINE
is a drug, formed synthetically which is used to moderate severe and moderate pain - it is therefore an opioid…
MESOSTRIATAL SYSTEM
are a network of neurons sensitive to dopamine which rise from the midbrain into the basal ganglia innervating them.
METABOLITE
an umbrella term used to describe a substance which is produce by the metabolism of another molecule.
METAMOTIVATION
are the motives behind character growth, character expression, maturation and general development. These factors operate on the self-actualization and transcendence…
METHAQUALONE
is a drug which is used for its sedative and hypnotic effects on patients. It has a potency which is…
METHOD OF LOCI
is a technique used to remember words which are converted into mental images and then associated with specific positions or…
METHYLPHENIDATE
is a stimulating drug which is related to the amphetamine family of drugs, with a complementary mechanism of action. It…
MICROGENETIC DEVELOPMENT
was first proposed by Lev Vygotsky which postulates the existence of a series of changes which occur over a relatively…