MACHOVER DRAW-A-PERSON TEST (DAP TEST)
a test which aims to help clinicians identify the individuals personality. The participant is asked to first draw a person…
MACULA LUTCA
is a small spot found directly aligned with the optics centre of the eye containing a yellow pigment and a…
MAGNETIC SENSE
Is the (sometimes) subconscious ability of an organism, such as some birds to align themselves directly with the lines of…
MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER
A collection of major episodes but the individual will not have experienced a manic episode, mixed episode or hypomanic episode.
MALE ERECTILE DISORDER
In the DSM (Diagnostic Statistical Manual), male erectile disorder is classed as the: persistent or recurrent inability, in a man,…
MALTREATMENT
The abuse or consistent neglect of a person or animal by another person which can involve emotional, sexual and physical…
MANDATED REPORTING
is a legal precedent in the U.S. which requires professionals working with children and vulnerable adults to report any suspected…
MANNOSIDOSIS
is a resulting condition when there is a lack of the enzyme (a-mannosidase) in the human body which metabolizes the…
MAPROTILINE
is an antidepressant which is similar to the tricyclic family of drugs. Similar to tricyclic drugs, maprotiline can cause heart…
MARIANISMO
Is an historic view of females and the 'perfect' females characteristics including- submissiveness, selflessness, chastity, hyper femininity and the complete…
MARRIAGE COUNSELING
is similar to marriage therapy where the couple receive counselling from a trained professional.
MATCHING PATIENTS
can include variables such as- race, ethnicity and experience levels. The theory of matching patients aims to prescribe certain medications…
MATHEMATICAL PSYCHOLOGY
is a branch of the main study of Psychology which aims to develop mathematical models to predict the outcomes of…
MATURATION-DEGENERATION HYPOTHESIS
the theory that the level of development can be plotted as a bell curve which peaks in the early years…
MCCARTHY SCREENING TEST (MST)
is a test used to examine the ability of a young child's ability to cope and internalize data or information…
MEASURE OF ASSOCIATION
describes any of the various indices of the degrees with which multiple variables are related.
MEDIAN TEST
a statistical test which examines the equality of the median values in two or more samples.