Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A psychophysiological disorder in which capillaries, esp. in the fingers and toes, are subject to spasm. The disorder is characterized by cold, moist hands, accompanied by pain and may progress to gangrene. Disease that typically affects women between the ages of 18 and 30 years, and is characterized by abnormal constriction of the arteries of…

The first score obtained in grading a test.  

An interval scale in which there is a true zero point, thus allowing ratio statements, cf: categorical scale; interval scale; ordinal scale.  

A psychotherapeutic technique by which the person is encouraged to substitute rational for irrational ideas in an inner dialogue.  

A philosophy that asserts that all human thinking must follow certain rules of logic.  

A method of therapy that assumes that people think irrationally and that this leads to irrational behavior. By encouraging more rational thinking, depression and anxiety can be minimized.  

A relationship between objects rather than the properties of the objects.  

The ability to reason. Capable of, derived from, or using reason. Grounded in logic or rationality; rational. In the context of medical therapeutics, it signifies treatment guided by reasoned analysis, in contrast to empirical treatment, which relies on experiential knowledge. In accordance with logic; logical. In the field of medical therapeutics, it denotes treatment that…

A device for evaluating oneself or some one else in regard to specific traits.    

In epidemiology, a numerical statement of the frequency of an event obtained by dividing the number of persons experiencing the event by the total number capable of experiencing the event and multiplying the quotient by a constant number, such as 1000 or 10,000. The amount or proportion of something compared with something else. The number…