Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

An injury caused by a blow to a contracted or relaxed muscle. US a painful cram in a leg or thigh (informal). Colloquial term for muscle cramp or soreness, especially in the thigh or calf, usually after strenuous activity. Treatment is by heart application and a gradual stretching of the affected muscle. A colloquial term…

A person who pretends to have skill in medicine. A pretender to special knowledge or ability, as in medicine.  

Federal funds aimed at offering educational support for minority, low- income, and underachieving students (Chapter 1) as well as support for curricular materials (Chapter 2).  

A state of complete confusion.  

A conduit, groove, or passageway through which various materials may flow.  

In administration procedure, the process of modifying an existing organization to increase organizational effectiveness, change agent.  

The second of Kurt Lewin’s three related conditions or states that result in behavioral change is the state in which a person begins to experiment with performing new behaviors.  

A baby born to a menopausal woman who, in spite of not menstruating regularly, was ovulating.  

Climacteric. The term commonly used to describe the menopause is a phase during which a decline in hormone levels leads to a range of physical and mental effects.  

A method of alleviating psychopathological symptoms by removing the person from the environment thought to be responsible for the disorder.