Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A term that should be substituted for the term instinct to avoid the misleading implication that some behaviors are predetermined and not subject to the developmental process.  

The hypothesis that an individual develops a given psychophysiological disorder because of the innate tendency of the autonomic system to respond in a particular way to stress.  

The number of deaths for a specific cause per 100,000 population.  

A part of the immune system that is activated when a specific organism or foreign substance enters the body, nonspecific immune mechanism.  

In the factor analysis of intelligence, a skill that is specific to a particular kind of test, general factor.  

The effects of drugs that depend upon the amount and type of the drugs taken.  

The increase in metabolic rate observed after the digestion, absorption, and metabolism of food.  

Delays in the development of language and articulation, the ability to read and to do arithmetic, and skills that are related to maturation may extend into adulthood.  

The number of deaths from any one cause per 100,000 population.  

The hypothesis that certain attitudes are associated with certain psychophysiological disorders.