Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In psychology, the unconscious fear centered around an injury or loss of the genitals as punishment for forbidden sexual desires.  

Pertains to any source of injury to or deprivation of the genitals or, more broadly, to a threat to masculinity q.v. or femininity of a person, castration, castration complex.  

A distinct type or form among a group of organisms.  

A tropical plant of the spurge family with edible starchy roots. A starchy root that is a primary food source in tropical countries. A group of perennial herbs of the genus Manihot. The plant is one of the most efficient converters of solar energy to carbohydrate. The root of M. esculenta provides an excellent source…

Strips that seal the radial and transverse walls of the endodermis and prevent diffusion in the walls between adjoining protoplasts.  

A cash benefit paid by a health insurance company to the person who is the health insurance policy holder, when there is a loss covered by the insurance policy.  

A research design that observes and studies a single case or person or situation rather than numerous individuals or situations.  

The collection of historical or biographical information on a single individual, often including experiences in therapy.  

In epidemiology, a study of cases only, with no control group for comparison.  

In psychology, the investigation of psychological problems through the examination of the biographies of human subjects.