Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Learning without trying to learn.  

Health learning that is unplanned and indirect and that results from daily activities.  

A substance that inadvertently enters food by migrating from packaging materials or contact with surfaces or as a result of processing aids.  

The amount or occurrence of disease, injury, or death in a given period of time. The number of new cases of a disease during a given period, per thousand of population. A measure of morbidity based on the number of new episodes of illness arising in a population over an estimated period. It can be…

In epidemiology, a rate in which the number of new cases is divided by the number of people at risk. Usually stated as the number of new cases per 100,000.  

According to McGaghy, a person who has sexual contact with a child to whom he or she is closely related.  

Reflective of strong social norms or standards against sexual activities among members of the same family or blood relatives.  

Motivation generated by external stimuli rather than internal drives.  

A commodity or condition capable of reducing or eliminating a drive or goal. It is an extrinsic motivational device and may take the form of reward or punishment. A reward for desired behavior. In health care, this term is used in regard to rewards to institutions and individuals for decreasing hospital and physician costs, and…

The imprisonment of a tissue by surrounding bonds or adhesions. The anomalous restriction of a segment of the gastrointestinal tract or other anatomical tissues is referred to as an umbilical hernia. This particular condition has the potential to result in the imprisonment of a portion of the intestinal structure.