Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

The rules, criteria, and principles that govern a profession.  

Organizations consisting of members of a particular profession. These organizations are supported chiefly by dues paid by the membership. Essentially, their function is to promote their profession and to educate the public.  

The methods, manner, ethics, or spirit of a profession. The competence and skill expected and required of a professional.  

A career, the practice of which requires an in-depth comprehension of a specific body of knowledge and the abilities to apply this knowledge to a particular area of human need. A type of job for which special training is needed. All people working in a specialised type of employment for which they have been trained.…

Partial but ineffective use of mediating responses, mediation deficiency; production deficiency.  

In education, a failure to employ the strategies and methods that would improve learning and memory.  

In psychology, the period before the onset of a mental disorder. A period of deterioration of mental functioning prior to a diagnosable mental illness.  

A person who encourages women to enter the life of prostitution.  

A technique in which an instrument is inserted into the rectum and the sigmoid portion of the colon for examination to detect abnormalities. Direct examination of the rectum and sigmoid colon with a proctosigmoidoscope, an instrument that penetrates further into the colon than a proctoscope. Visual examination of the rectum and sigmoid colon. A diagnostic…