Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Defense mechanism.  

A situation wherein a learner’s problems require analysis and change in the home, school, and community environments.  

The degree to which a person sets realistic goals as related to personal abilities and the environment.  

The consistent successful performance of an action or skill in the face of possible unplanned interruption.  

A person who has adapted to his or her physical, social, and emotional environments.  

In epidemiology, a statistical adjustment to eliminate any effects of a particular variable may have in relation to comparisons that are being made, e.g., adjusted birth rate.  

In politics, adjournment with a day. It marks the end of a legislative session because it does not set a time for reconvening.  

A center in the brain believed to control eating behavior.  

The amount of fat in the body, adipose tissue. The number and size of fat cells, which is largely determined by genetics and the amount and type of food we consume.  

The number of adipocytes in a person is determined by earliest feeding practices.