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MULTIPLE-APTITUDE TEST

is a group of tests which are used to examine the participants IQ yielding information about their subject abilities opposed

MULTISTATE INFORMATION SYSTEM (MSIS)

is used typically in U.S. mental hospitals and community mental health facilities, where an automated system provides comparative statistics for

MUSCLE

is a tissue found in animals typically which generates the force necessary to move parts of ones body.

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER

is an umbrella term used to describe any disorder which results in the impairment of neurons, tendons, bones, joints and

MUTUAL ACCOMMODATION

is a relationship which exists between two or more individuals, such as those sharing a house where they must change

MYELOARCHITECTURE

is the development and generally equal distribution of the myelinated fibres of nerve cells in the brain.

MYOTONIC DISORDER

is an umbrella term used to describe any inherited disorder which causes voluntary muscles to relax after tension at a

MACH CARD

is a piece of card which is used to demonstrate the contrast seen in Mach Bands where two grey rectangular

MACROELECTRODE

usually has a diameter of a millimetre or more and are used as conductors of electrical currents in pieces of

MADDOX

a British ophthalmologist (1860 - 1933).

MAHALANOBIS I)

first proposed by Chanra Mahalanobis (1893 - 1972) as a measure of the distance between two multidimensional points.

MAL DE PELEA

Is primarily observed in Puerto Rico which involves a period of intense brooding which is stereotypically followed by sporadic and

MALFORMATION

is an abnormal or defective structure.

MAMMILLOTLIALAMIC TRACT

the link or tract between the thalamus and a mammalian body.

MANIFEST CONTENT

in dreams the manifest content is the obvious meaning of a dream, the denotation if you will. Opposed to the latent meaning

MANUAL COMMUNICATION

is communication which relies solely on the movement of hands opposed to verbal communication, therefore, manual communication can otherwise be

MARGINAL

defines a group which is considered in the minority of the majority ideals or beliefs in a social situation. The

MARITAL SUBSYSTEM

Describes the relationship between two people in a marriage and their subsystems for conflict resolution and communication.

MASKED DEPRESSION

is the deliberate and (potentially) dangerous hiding or masking of depressive mood swings in the personality of an individual. This

MASS MURDER

The process of killing either a majority of a population or indiscriminately killing a large amount of people.