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MEMORY SYSTEM

is any system which attempts to explain the process of memory retention and then (but not always) receiving memories from

MENOPAUSE

marks the ending of a woman's potential to reproduce.

MENTAL BALANCE

the equal balance and distribution of mental processes.

MENTAL HEALING

is process of attempting to heal a mental disorder by using therapies such as visualization and suggestion.

MENTAL MEASUREMENT

is the use of scales in order to measure psychological processes.

MENTAL SYNTHESIS

the process of synthesizing objects of thought by placing images and ideas together.

MERE-THOUGHT POLARIZATION

was first proposed by U.S. psychologist Abraham Lesser and it implies that simply thinking about an attitude can lead to

MESOCEPHALIC

describes a head with an average breadth.

META- (MET-)

a prefix meaning beyond or behind.

METAEMOTION

is the understanding and awareness of the attitudes given towards others and ones own emotions. For example, I am ashamed

METAPSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE

first proposed by Anna Freud in 1965, an AL PROFILE lists a patients intrapsychic function against a simple list of

METHOD OF CHOICE

is an experimental technique where a participant is presented with an array of different choices and asked to identify or

METHODOLOGICAL BEHAVIORISM

is a strand of behaviourism which acknowledges the reality of conscious events but suggests the only way of studying them

METROPOLITAN ACHIEVEMENT TESTS (METROPOLI

is a collection of tests for children at grade 12 in the American education system which aims to evaluate their

MICROMELIA

describes the development of abnormally small limbs.

MICROVILLUS

appear throughout the body where high surface area to volume ratio is required, for example on the tongue with taste

MIGNON DELUSION

is a delusion of young children who believe their families are foster parents whilst their real family is of noble

MILIEU (MILIEUX)

is an umbrella term used to describe an environment where it is in general or applied to a situation such

MILLER, NEAL ELGAR OF PEACE AND BLESSEDNESS

is typically associated with the Second Coming of Chris which were fairly prominent in the early Christian Church surfacing between

MIND-CURE MOVEMENT

was a movement during the 19th century which preached that a healthy body was the result of healthy thinking.