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MORIA

is an obsessive desire to make joke of situations, even when the joke maybe inappropriate.

MORRIS WATER MAZE

first devised by Richard G. Morris, a British neuroscientist, in 1981 where animals are places in water which contains a

MOTHER SUBSTITUTE, MOTHERING

is the process of caring for a child in the motherly fashion, nurturing and protecting a child in the place

MOTIVATION RESEARCH

is research, in the context of consumer research which looks to find the true motivation behind a specific purchase by

MOTOR CONVERSION SYMPTOMS

of which examples include- impaired coordination and balance, paralysis or weakness confined to a specific area of the body, difficulty

MOTOR MEMORY

is the ability to remember specific motor movements, such as dance moves and then replicate them.

MOTOR SYSTEM

the entire complex network of skeletal muscles, neural connections with muscle tissues and structures of the CNS which are linked

MOVEMENT PERSPECTIVE

is an illusion which affects the distance an object is away. For example a bird that fly's past your face

MULLER-URBAN METHOD

first proposed by U.S. psychologist, Frank M. Urban and Georg Flias Muller (1850 - 1934) who was a German experimental

MULTIGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION PROCESS

when applied to psychological problems is the theory that some conditions such as anxiety are passed on through the generations.

MULTIPLE CLASSIFICATION

is the ability to classify and categorize multiple characteristics at any one time, for example a traffic light could be

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS)

is a condition where the myelin sheaths coating neurons within the nervous system are systematically removed leading to neurons enflaming

MULTISKILLED (MULTISKILL)

Is the name given to those with a speciality or mastery in more than one skillset such as a carpenter

MUSCARINE

can be isolated from Amanita muscaria, otherwise known as Agaric and other fungi. Muscarine stimulates a variety of acetylcholine receptors

MUSCULAR RIGIDITY

is a condition of rigidity in the muscles which then resists movement, whilst some have wrongly assumed this as weakness,

MUTISM

describes an essential part of the body or body system, such as a hand.

MYELINATION

is the process of forming a myelin sheath around the axon of neurons. Otherwise known as axonal myelination and medullation.

MYOPIA

is caused by an error in the degree of refraction which results in an abnormally short sighted eye. Due to

MACROBIOTIC DIETS

first proposed by Japanese educator George Ohsawa, the macrobiotic diets contain mainly fibre based foods with vegetables, fruit and fish.

MACULOPATHY

is an umbrella term for any damage to the macula lutea tissue in the eye, which results in a deterioration