MARGINAL VALUE THEOREM
Aims to predict when an organism will leave one source of food, such as a food patch, due to the…
MASLOW'S MOTIVATIONAL HIERARCHY
first proposed by Harold Maslow and suggested that as humans we have basic requirements, he then sorted these into hierarchy's…
MASSON DISK
is a piece of equipment which is currently used to measure the threshold of brightness in vision. First devised and…
MATCHING HYPOTHESIS
is a psychological theory which implies relationships are formed between two people who equal or are very similar in terms…
MATHEMATICAL LEARNING THEORY
is a statistical learning model which makes assumptions about the probability of an individual giving a specific answer in a…
MATURATIONAL CRISIS
is a state which describes a period of intense disorganization of an individuals mood or emotions which typically arise during…
MEANS OBJECT
is any object, response or event which effectively contributes to progress towards a final common goal or aim.
MECHANISTIC THEORY
is one of many theories which attempt to explain human behaviours. Mechanistic theory implies that human behaviours can be explained…
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…