Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A manner of transmitting disease organisms in which the agent moves immediately from the infected person to the susceptible person, as in person-to-person contact and in droplets contact. Transmission of blood or body fluids through touching (including shaking hands), kissing, coughing, sneezing, and talking.  

An instruction of no obligatory force and involving no invalidating consequences for its disregard.  

An organization of state directors of health promotion and education programs designed to promote the importance of such programs through national leadership.  

A method that uses a standard population and applies the age-specific rates of the population being compared to determine the expected number of events in the standard population.  

A point-to-point telephone line to be used only for a specific purpose or service. Generally used in emergency services or situations.  

A type of therapeutic approach in which the therapist supplies direct answers to problems and takes much of the responsibility for the progression of the therapy session.  

In psychotherapy, questions and their sequence are determined in advance of the interview.  

A difficulty in correlational research whereby it is known that two variables are related, but it is unclear which is causing the other.  

Awareness of laterality and verticality, as well as the ability to translate this discrimination within the organism to similar discrimination among objects in space. The ability to perceive one’s position in relation to the environment; the sense of direction. Problems with directionality are frequently found in children with learning disabilities or suspected minimal brain dysfunction.…

Direct health experiences.