Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Reality, value, and possibility assumptions that serve to inhibit dangerous or undesirable behavior. May be applied to conditioned avoidance reactions.  

In ethology, the mechanism that releases instinctive behavior in the presence of appropriate stimuli action-specific energy.  

In place of or acting on behalf of the parent.  

Donations of goods or services in lieu of funds.  

A relatively new term being used by some public health educators to replace accident prevention.  

Damage to a part of the body. It may be accidental or intentional. Caused by chemicals, physical objects, or trauma. Traumatic (in insurance) or iatrogenic (in malpractice) damage to the body, of external origin, unexpected and un-designed, by the injured person. To hurt someone or a part of the body. Damage or a wound caused…

An act of the court to prohibit certain acts relating to the case being litigated and which may be reversed depending on the outcome of the case.  

To enjoin. A court order prohibiting someone from doing something or, less commonly, ordering someone to do something. An injunction may be temporary (to preserve the status quo until a lawsuit is finally decided) or permanent (issued as part of the final decision of a lawsuit). A court order prohibiting an individual from performing some…

Introduction of a drug or other substance into the bloodstream through the use of a syringe. The act of injecting a liquid into the body. A liquid introduced into the body. Increased redness of an area due to dilatation and engorgement of the small blood vessels of the region, e.g., in conjunctivitis. In medicine, the…

Any chemical or substance that retards or inhibits a chemical reaction. A substance that prevents the occurrence of a given process or reaction. That which inhibits (e.g., a chemical substance that stops enzyme activity or a nerve that suppresses activity of an organ innervated by it).