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…
MENINGOVASCULAR SYPHILIS
Aform of cerebral syphilis in which the blood vessels and brain coverings (meninges) are attacked by the spirochete germ. The…
MENTAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC LEVEL
A recent and promising development in the mental health field is the long-overdue recognition that patients on different socioeconomic levels…
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…
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…
METABOLIC EQUIVALENT
a unit of measurement of energy, or heat, generated by the body. 1 MET = 50 kcal/h/nr bodily exterior. MET…
MACROBIOTIC DIETS
first proposed by Japanese educator George Ohsawa, the macrobiotic diets contain mainly fibre based foods with vegetables, fruit and fish.…
MACULOPATHY
is an umbrella term for any damage to the macula lutea tissue in the eye, which results in a deterioration…
MAGNITUDE PRODUCTION
Primarily developed by U.S. psychologist Milton G. Lodge (1936 - ) the Magnitude Production is a scale which requires participants…
MAJORITY INFLUENCE
A type of societal pressure which is exerted by the majority of a social group on the minority which are…