Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

The skills needed to function normally in everyday settings, including self-help skills, communication skills, and social skills; a general process of development that begins in infancy as a baby makes “contact” with and begins to communicate with those around him or her and learns from them how to do all the things that will—years down…

An approach to planning that is based on the philosophy that effective planning concentrates on helping the organization to change or adapt to internal and/or external variables.  

A fixed sequence of reactions between the mind and the body. There are three stages: (a) reflex reactions to stimuli, (b) emotional responses, and (c) thought and planning.  

The judgment of the value of a stimulus depends upon the context in which it occurs.  

The adjustment of teaching methodology to meet individual learner needs, abilities, and interests.  

A board containing openings in which a person is to insert pegs to form a particular pattern as instructed by a psychologist.  

A defect in the heart that does not allow the mixing of oxygenated unoxygenated blood.  

The course of schizophrenia characterized by the sudden onset of, and rapid recovery from, each or a series of episodes of the disorder.  

The first phase of intervention, intended to reduce disorganizing psychotic symptoms and allow the person to reestablish contact with reality.  

A rapid adaptation to large quantities of a drug or chemical over a short period of time tolerance high tolerance.