MECAMYLAMINE
is a drug which is used to block communication between two ganglions thereby being used as a treatment in hypertension.…
MEDIAL BUNDLE
a collection of sensory fibres which are located in the medial (middle) portions of body or organ structure.
MEDIATING BEHAVIOR
behaviours that can increase the rate or more likely increase the probability of reinforcement of the target behaviour.
MEDICAL REHABILITATION
is the process of attempting to return an individual to their original physiological conditions by curing a condition or helping…
MEGALOMANIA
is a condition which highlights a persons self-inflated (mis-) conception of their importance and worth to a group or company.
MEMBERSHIP GROUP
is a process which usually either informally or formally accepts members into its ranks granting them membership. Groups such as…
MEMORY TRACE
is a theoretical change to the system which actually encodes memories in an organism.
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…
MESOCORTICAL SYSTEM
a network of neurons which are sensitive to the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain which consists of the medial prefrontal…
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…