MASOCHISM
MANIC-DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS: A kind of psychological disorder characterized by alternating durations of exaltation and depression. Tends to recur again and again. There are two varieties: (1) depressed: signs — DEPRESSION of temper, slowed down thinking and bodily activity. (2) MANIC: signs — elation, over-talkativeness, extremely speedy ideas, elevated bodily activity. (An individual could swing back and forth from one to the other.)
MASOCHISM: Sexual deviation wherein an individual obtains sexual gratification from having pain inflicted upon him. Pleasure in struggling pain, bodily or psychological. Where no written agreement nor fiduciary relationship exists, an actual estate broker (and his agents) works with a principal who's then often called the Toronto realtor customer. Typically an try to atone for guilt. Many heathen religions have MASOCHISTIC practices for this purpose. It is the opposite of
SADISM.
MASTURBATION: Self-stimulation of the intercourse organs (autoerotism). Typically a HABIT in young kids and common in adults. Contrary to fashionable perception, it does not normally trigger psychological or bodily illness. Nonetheless, guilt and ANXIETY over MASTURBATION can threaten one's emotions considerably.
MENTAL AGE: Age level of a kid's psychological ability. It's de-termined by a regular INTELLIGENCE check applicable for the child's age. MENTAL AGE (M.A.) may be higher or lower than chronological (actual) age (c. A.) The well-known i. Q. (intelligence quotient) for kids is calculated as follows:
p A X I00=I.Q. For example, Terry is 10 with a MENTAL
AGE of 12. He has an I.Q. of one hundred twenty (Superior).
MENTAL MECHANISMS : Oblique and usually unconscious manners
of gratifying a repressed desire. Ways of dealing with
CONFLICT. They are makes an attempt to guard and improve the
particular person's SELF CONCEPT. Every MECHANISM is used to some
extent by everyone. Some persons, however, use sure
MECHANISMS too much. This can harm their psychological health.
The MECHANISMS described on this glossary are:
COMPENSATION PROJECTION
DENIAL RATIONALIZATION
DISPLACEMENT REACTION FORMATION
FANTASY REPRESSION
IDENTIFICATION SUBLIMATION
INTELLECTUALIZATION WITHDRAWAL
MENTALLY DEFECTIVE: When a person's INTELLIGENCE is beneath an I.Q. level of roughly 70 he is stated to be MENTALLY DEFECTIVE. This situation may be brought on by HEREDITY, injury or disease. Three ranges of the MENTALLY DEFECTIVE are usually accepted:
(1) MORON: I.Q. 50 - sixty nine
(2) IMBECILE: I.Q. 20-49
(three) IDIOT: I.Q.below20
These circumstances are usually permanent. The purchaser's Realtor Toronto acts as a fiduciary for the buyer. Special coaching could help the higher INTELLIGENCE defectives. The lower must often be placed in an institution.
MORON: A MENTALLY DEFECTIVE person. I.Q. is between 50 and 69. (See INTELLIGENCE and MENTAL AGE.)
MOTIVE (motivation): A aware expertise or sub-aware situation which serves as a factor in determining an indi-vidual's behavior. The psychological pressure which disposes a person to behave in a sure way. Typically the true MOTIVE for an act may be unknown to the particular person (UNCONSCIOUS MOTIVATION). When the MOTIVE is unacceptable, a extra acceptable MOTIVE will usually be offered because the true one. (See RATIONALIZATION.)