Glossary M
Glossary M
- Multisystemic treatment: Multisystemic treatment (MST) is defined as an approach to treatment that attempts to address the multiple determinants of problematic behavior by involving family members, school personnel, peers, juvenile justice staff, and others in the child’s life, and by drawing on multiple techniques such as parent management management training, cognitive problem-solving skills training, and marital therapy, as well as specialized interventions such as special education placements, referral to substance abuse treatment programs, or referral to legal services.
Multivariate analysis refers to the analysis of the simultaneous relationships among several variables. Multivariate analysis is a set of methods for data analysis that considers the
Munchausen by proxy a variant of Factitious disorder characterized by the deliberate falsification by a caregiver of another’s medical history and by manipulation of the medical community in a way that causes the charge to be subjected to unnecessary medical procedures and hospitalizations; the caregiver acts on the unconscious psychological need to maintain the sick role, even though the sick role is experienced only indirectly
The Munchausen's syndrome is an extreme form of factitious disorder in which the individual goes to great lengths to maintain a sick role.
Münchhausen or Munchausen refer to Baron Munchausen (1720–1797), a German nobleman whose adventurous life was later fictionalized in literature and film.