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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

MOGILALIA

describes a difficulty in speaking, otherwise known as molilalia.

MONITORING

is the process of supervising, overseeing individuals completing a task to ensure that it is completed correctly.

MONODRAMA

in the context of psychotherapy, a member of a group will act out a scene by themselves and then be

MONOSYNAPTIC STRETCH REFLEX

involves only a sensory and motor neuron and the synapse which connects them in the spinal cord and results in

MOOD-CONGRUENT PSYCHOTIC FEATURES

defines delusions or hallucinations which are consistent with either depressive and manic moods which typically occur during episodes.

MORAL RELATIVISM

according to Jean Piagets theory, moral relativism is the ability, during a child's development to consider the purpose behind an

MORIA

is an obsessive desire to make joke of situations, even when the joke maybe inappropriate.

MORRIS WATER MAZE

first devised by Richard G. Morris, a British neuroscientist, in 1981 where animals are places in water which contains a

MOTHER SUBSTITUTE, MOTHERING

is the process of caring for a child in the motherly fashion, nurturing and protecting a child in the place

MOTIVATION RESEARCH

is research, in the context of consumer research which looks to find the true motivation behind a specific purchase by