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MARINESCO-SJOGRCN SYNDROME

is an autosomal recessive heredity disorder which displays symptoms such as- cataracts, short in stature, incoordination and involuntary movements of

MARRIAGE-ENRICHMENT GROUP

is typically a group exercise where married couples will meet other married couples to discuss and talk about their potential

MASOCHISTIC FANTASIES

is an umbrella term to describe an individual who fantasise over being whipped, choked or otherwise abused.

MASTER STATUS

is typically associated with the more masculine or leader type figure in a partnership or group, the master usually takes

MATE GUARDING

is the process of guarding a mate after fertilization to ensure only the genes of the first successful individual are

MATHEMATICO-DEDUCTIVE METHOD 1

the use of postulation in conjecture with a mathematical model to develop predictions.

MATURITY

describes a state of completed development of a certain developmental stage such as adolescence.

MCCLELLAND, DAVID

was a U.S. psychologist who achieved his Ph.D. in 1941 at Yale University, after which he then went onto teach

MEASURE OF LOCATION

any class of statistics which describes the central point of distribution.

MEDEA COMPLEX

is a mothers need and requirement to murder or kill their child as a means of revenge against their father.

MEDIAN-CLEFT-FACE SYNDROME

is a congenital disorder with symptoms including the defective fusion of structures which meet at the midline of the face.

MEDICAL HISTORY

is the thorough history of a patients medical treatments and conditions, these usually start from birth if any treatment is

MEFLOQUINE

is a chemical analogue of quinine which is currently used to treat any malarial infections and also used in the

MELIORATION

relates to the assignment of time to complete a certain task and then setting a rate to accomplish the task

MEMORY RETRAINING

is a process through which individuals who suffer from neurological conditions are able to retrain their brains to better work

MENINGOENCEPHALITIS

describes an inflammation of the brain and meninges membranes covering it.

MENTAL AGE (MA)

is a numerical value which is calculated by dividing an individuals results of a variety of intelligence tests which give

MENTAL FUNCTION

is an umbrella term for any of the cognitive processes such as thinking.

MENTAL LEXICON

is a store of the commonly used words, phrases and expressions that an individual utilizes on a day to day

MENTAL STATUS

is a standardized assessment for an individuals cognitive, affective and behavioural state by a test which also takes into consideration