MENTAL ASTHENIA
describes a loss of mental strength with symptoms including a lack of motivation to complete mentally challenging tasks.
MENTAL SET
is a mental state of general preparedness during which you are primed or ready to respond to a specific situation.
METAMOTIVATION
are the motives behind character growth, character expression, maturation and general development. These factors operate on the self-actualization and transcendence…
MIGRATION BEHAVIOR
is typically involved more so in animals who migrate from one breeding ground to another breeding ground in order to…
MIRROR READING
was first proposed by U.S. psychologist Starke Rosecrans Hathaway (1903 - 1984) and U.S. psychiatrist John Charnley McKinley (1891 -…
MODERN RACISM
is a 'modern' version of the historic strand of prejudice which is based on the race of an individual. The…
MORAL CODE
is a set of rules or a code of conduct which governs how an individual should act within a community…
MOTOR BEHAVIOR, MOTOR-FUNCTION HOMUNCULUS
first proposed by Canadian neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield (1891 - 1976) which maps the whole motor cortex, reflecting the complexity of…
MULTILINGUAL APHASIA EXAMINATION (MAE)
is a primarily neurological based examination which has a primary purpose of determining the presence of aphasia and if positively…
MUTUAL MASTURBATION
is achieved when two individuals simultaneously stimulate each others genitals for the express purpose of sexual gratification and enjoyment. Such…
NATURAL HIGH
is a state of increased happiness and elation which has not been induced by introducing substances into the body. It…
NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT
is the removal, prevention or negative reinforcement of a stimulus of a response which will increase the likelihood of that…
NEURAL INTEGRATION
is the algebraic representation and summation of any excitatory or inhibitory postsynaptic potentials which govern the potential for firing in…
NEUROTIC DEPRESSION
defines any major depressive episode which is without psychotic features.
NONDEMAND PLEASURING
gentle touching of a significant other's body for the carnal satisfaction involved, with no assumption of carnal arousal. With regard…
NREM SLEEP
non-rapid-eye-movement sleep: times of sleep wherein dreaming, as implied by rapid eye movements (REM), generally doesn't arise. During these times,…
OFF-TIME LIFE EVENTS
life events which arise at atypical or unpredicted times in the life span for members of a chosen populace.
ORGANIC RETARDATION
failure of an organ or organ system to grow normally due to an inherited flaw, dietary insufficiency, or hormonal disorder.…