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MESMERIZE

an historic name for hypnotize.

MESSIAH COMPLEX

is a complex in which sufferers have a desire to redeem and save others, some sufferers have harboured the delusion

METACRITERION

first proposed by Imre Lakatos (1922 - 1974) who suggested that criterion should be drafted which could then be used

METAPHYSICS

is a branch of philosophy which looks at the nature of ultimate reality and as a result is considered to

METHOD OF AGREEMENT

one of the first five empirical canons of science which were first proposed by British philosopher John Stuart Mill (1806

METHOD OF SUCCESSIVE INTERVALS

a method of equally appearing intervals in which intervals are defined verbally or by the use of samples.

METRAZOL SHOCK TREATMENT

is a form of shock therapy whereby patients are injected intravenously with Metrazol. This is a powerful CNS stimulant which,

MICROGRAPHIA

describes a disorder which characteristically has incredibly small (almost impossible to read) writing.

MICROTOME

is a device which cuts incredibly thin slices of a tissue.

MIDPOINT

describes the integer or value halfway between the maximum and minimum values.

MILESTONE

see developmental milestone.

MILLER ANALOGIES TEST (MAT)

is a test which examines an individuals scholastic ability at a graduate school level in the United States. There are

MIND-BODY INTERVENTION

is a therapeutic approach to reducing the symptoms of a condition or disorder which utilizes the power of the mind

MINIMAL CUE

is the smallest stimulus or which will result in a response.

MINORITY GROUP

is a group which typically belongs to a larger group but with usually more conservative or liberal views that the

MIRTAZAPINE

is an antidepressant drug which has a much varied mechanism when compared with other antidepressant drugs. Mirtazapine increases the level

MISORIENTATION EFFECT

describes a difficulty interpreting and object or an object image when it is displayed in an orientation that is different

MIXED RECEPTIVE-EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE DISORDER IN DSM-IV-TR,

in the DSM is defined as: a communication disorder characterized by levels of language comprehension and expressive lan

MOBILITY N 1

in a literal context is the ability to move or be transported from the place of origin to the planned

MODERATE DEPRESSION

a depressive episode where the number of symptoms exceed that of mild depression but less than the number required to