Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A form of pressure for sexual involvement tied to job outcomes.  

The body’s systems that detect stimuli in its inner and outer environment to enable vision, hearing, and pain, for example.  

The circuit from a sense organ moving through the thalamus to its specific region in the neocortex responsible for the experience of sensation.  

One’s worldview according to Antonoysky that is comprised of the three integrated factors of comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness.  

A characteristic of an altered or meditative state in which a person experiences expanded consciousness, more positive thoughts, and a feeling of inner peace associated with feelings of enlightenment.  

Setting standards and goals and then guiding oneself toward these goals while maintaining one’s internal standards.  

The process of letting go of a desire to punish, retaliate, or act destructively toward oneself due to one’s perceived transgressions.  

Also called relaxation response meditation; a form of mantra meditation pioneered by Benson.  

The judgment in Lazarus’s model about how well one can deal or cope with a given stressful situation.