Psychology

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• microsystem

  a microsystem is a system of people, groups, and institutions that play an immediate and explicit role in a child's life.
• mitosis

  mitosis is the process by which a cell replicates its chromosomes and then segregates them, producing two identical nuclei in preparation for cell division.
• mixed methods

  collecting, analysing, and “mixing” both quantitative and qualitative research and methods in a single study to understand a research problem.
• modelling

  modelling is a method used in certain cognitive- behavioural techniques of psychotherapy whereby the client learns by imitation alone, without any specific verbal direction by the therapist.
• monogynous twins

  to form identical or monozygotic twins, one fertilised egg (ovum) splits and develops into two babies with exactly the same genetic information.
• mood disorders

  a mood disorder is a mental health condition that primarily affects your emotional state.
• moral development

  moral development refers to the process whereby people form a progressive sense of what is right and wrong, proper and improper.
• morality

  morality indicates what is the “right” and “wrong” way to behave, for instance, that one should be fair and not unfair to others
• moro reflex

  the moro reflex is a normal reflex for an infant when he or she is startled or feels like they are falling
• morphology

  morphology recognizes that our mind is in a constant state of flux, being shaped and shaping at the same time. it is a psychological theory that considers our mental workings as a dynamic system. morphology asserts that we are in a constant state of change throughout our life
• mourning

  rituals performed during the grief period
• multicultural counselling / therapy

  counselling / therapy that emphasis cultural diversity
• multifactorial causation

  it describes how multiple factors can influence individuals' causal beliefs about a disease, which in turn can affect their thoughts, feelings, and health-related behaviors
• multimodal therapy

  multimodal therapies are intended to optimize treatment of brain disorders by delivering different types of therapy together.
• multiple dual relationships

  dual relationships (also known as multiple relationships), refer to a situation in which multiple roles exist between a therapist and a client.
• myelin sheath

  myelin is an insulating layer, or sheath that forms around nerves, including those in the brain and spinal cord.
• myelination

  myelination is a brain maturation process where axonal bundles are wrapped by myelin sheaths, a process that is essential for proper functioning of the nervous system.
• myopia

  myopia (near-sightedness) is a common condition that's usually diagnosed before age 20.
• narrative therapy

  narrative therapy is a form of therapy that aims to separate the individual from the problem, allowing the individual to externalize their issues rather than internalize them.
• narrative self

  narrative identity is the internalized and evolving story of the self that a person constructs to make sense and meaning out of his or her life.
• nativist approach

  is a theory which contend that human abilities and developmental processes are innate and hard-wired at birth. this theory suggests that children are born with an innate capacity for language learning, which is facilitated by a hypothetical mechanism known as the language acquisition device (lad).
• negative punishment

  in negative punishment, you remove a pleasant stimulus to decrease a behaviour. for example, when a child misbehaves, a parent can take away a favourite toy. in this case, a stimulus (the toy) is removed in order to decrease the behaviour.
• negative self-esteem

  typically, a person with low self-esteem: is extremely critical of themselves. downplays or ignores their positive qualities. judges themselves to be inferior to their peers. uses negative words to describe themselves such as stupid, fat, ugly or unlovable.
• neglectful parenting style

  uninvolved parenting, sometimes referred to as neglectful parenting, is a style characterized by a lack of responsiveness to a child's needs. uninvolved parents make few to no demands of their children and they are often indifferent, dismissive, or even completely neglectful.
• neo-analytic theory

  neo-analytic theory recasts and extends psychoanalytic theory by: de-emphasising sexuality and de- emphasising the importance of the unconscious.