MANIC-DEPRESSIVE REACTION (GENERAL)
A group of affective psychotic reactions characterized by a predominant mood of elation or depression, accompanied by related disturbances of…
MESMER, FRANZ ANTON (1734- 1815)
Mesmer, the controversial precursor of hypnotherapy, was born in Austria, studied philosophy at a Jesuit university in Bavaria, and medicine…
MANIC-DEPRESSIVE REACTION (THERAPY AND PROGNOSIS)
Thefirst aim in the treatment of manic reactions is to control hyperactivity, and this can often be accomplished through theuse…
METABOLIC DISORDERS
Many psychiatric conditions result from disturbances in the chemical processes of the body—that is, disturbances of metabolism. Disorders of this…
MANIPULATIVE DRIVE
A general drive to handle and examine objects, not clearly distinguishable from the curiosity or exploratory drive.Early in this century…
MAPLE SUGAR URINE DISEASE
A rare disorder affecting amino acid metabolism shortly after birth, and leading to mental retardation. It is believed to be…
MARRIAGE THERAPY
Psychotherapy directed to improving the marital relationship, and “centered on the effortthe psychodynamics and behavior of two persons who are…
MASCULINE PROTEST
A term applied by Alfred Adler to an urge to escape from the feminine role in life.The masculine protest occurs…
MASCULINITY-FEMININITY TESTS
A number of tests have been designed to measure the degree of masculinity and femininity. The first to be developed,…
MASS HYSTERIA
These terms are applied primarilyto the “psychic epidemics” which have at times swept through an entire population. The most vivid…
MELANCHOLIC PERSONALITY
A personality pattern disturbance characterized by a constant mild depression and an inability to enjoy life.Melancholic individuals are subdued and…
MAKE - A - PICTURE - STORY TEST (MAPS)
A projective test in which the subject tells stories about cardboard figures which he selects and places against a background.The…
MANGANESE POISONING
A toxic disorder produced by inhalation of volatile manganese; classified by the American Psychiatric Association (1952) under brain syndromes resulting…
MANIC-DEPRESSIVE REACTION (CIRCULAR AND MIXED TYPES)
Manic-depressive psychosis was long known as a cyclic or circular illness, but actually only 15 to 25 per cent of…
METABOLIC EQUIVALENT
a unit of measurement of energy, or heat, generated by the body. 1 MET = 50 kcal/h/nr bodily exterior. MET…
MONOSYNAPTIC ARC
defines an neural arc which only employs two neurons, instead of a collection of neurons, such as in the case…