Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A mismatch between a child’s attributes and situational features, consonance of child attributes.  

Cognitive dissonance.  

A feeling of uncertainty that occurs when a person believes two equally attractive but opposite ideas, cognitive dissonance. In social psychology, the term “cognitive dissonance” is used to describe a state that occurs when an individual has minimal awareness of any discord, disagreement, or conflict within themselves. This state arises when a person holds conflicting…

Divorce in which there is no fault.  

A neurosis caused by overwhelming anxiety characterized by disorganization of the personality is an attempt to repress unacceptable or painful episodes in life. The common forms of are amnesia, fugue, and multiple personality. The psychological defense mechanism known as “dissociation” involves a person perceiving distressing ideas or events, such as experiencing assault, in an abnormally…

Social codes that differ form those of society.  

To scatter or disperse.  

In law, the opinion in which a judge announces his or her dissent from the conclusions held by the majority of the court. Common usage in Supreme Court decisions. –

In parliamentary procedure, a difference of opinion.  

A form of contraceptive worn at the cervix and thrown away after an act of sexual intercourse, diaphragm.