M's in Glossary Flashcards
major depressive disorder
a mood disorder in which a person experiences 2 or more weeks with 5 or more symptoms, at least one of which much be either depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure
mania
a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state
manifest content
the remembered story line of a dream
maturation
biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience
medical model
the concept that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and cured.
medulla
the base of the brain stem; controls heartbeat and breathing
memory
the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of info
menarche
the first menstrual period
menopause
the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also refers to the biological changes a woman experiences as her ability to reproduce declines
mental age
a measure of intelligence test performance devised by Binet; the chronological age hat most typically corresponds to a given level of performance.
mental set
a tendency to approach a problem in one particular way, often a way that has been successful in the past
mere exposure effect
the phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them
meta-analysis
a procedure for statically combining the results of many different research studies
methamphetamine
a powerfully addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system, with speeded-up body functions and associated energy and mood changes; over time, appears to reduce baseline dopamine levels
middle ear
the chamber between the eardrum and the cochlea containing 3 tiny bones (hammer, anvil, and stirrup) that concentrate the vibrations of the eardrum on the cochlea’s oval window
