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MENORRHAGIA

describes an event of excess bleeding during menstruation.

MENTAL CHEMISTRY

first proposed by British philosopher John Stuart Mill, mental chemistry with respect to ideas was not simply building on ideas

MENTAL HEALTH

is defined by the World Health Organisation as: A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely

MENTAL MECHANICS

first proposed by British philosopher James Mill (1773 - 1836) which implies that all complex ideas are simply accumulations of

MENTAL TENSION

is general mental activity causing anxiety.

MERIDIA

a common or trade name for a drug called sibutramine.

MESOCORTICAL SYSTEM

a network of neurons which are sensitive to the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain which consists of the medial prefrontal

META- (MET-)

a prefix meaning beyond or behind.

METAEMOTION

is the understanding and awareness of the attitudes given towards others and ones own emotions. For example, I am ashamed

METAPSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE

first proposed by Anna Freud in 1965, an AL PROFILE lists a patients intrapsychic function against a simple list of

METHOD OF CHOICE

is an experimental technique where a participant is presented with an array of different choices and asked to identify or

METHODOLOGICAL BEHAVIORISM

is a strand of behaviourism which acknowledges the reality of conscious events but suggests the only way of studying them

METROPOLITAN ACHIEVEMENT TESTS (METROPOLI

is a collection of tests for children at grade 12 in the American education system which aims to evaluate their

MICROMELIA

describes the development of abnormally small limbs.

MICROVILLUS

appear throughout the body where high surface area to volume ratio is required, for example on the tongue with taste

MIGNON DELUSION

is a delusion of young children who believe their families are foster parents whilst their real family is of noble

MILIEU (MILIEUX)

is an umbrella term used to describe an environment where it is in general or applied to a situation such

MILLER, NEAL ELGAR OF PEACE AND BLESSEDNESS

is typically associated with the Second Coming of Chris which were fairly prominent in the early Christian Church surfacing between

MIND-CURE MOVEMENT

was a movement during the 19th century which preached that a healthy body was the result of healthy thinking.

MINIMAL INTERGROUP SITUATION

was first developed by Polish-born British social psychologist Henri Tajfel (1919 - 1982) which is used in research conditions where