physiology 生理学
psychiatry 精神病学^ psychology, psycho, psychosis, psychoanalysis
correlation 相互关系 correlation coefficient
sensation 感觉,知觉 轰动 sensational
perception 感知,认知
intuition 知觉
ESP 第六感
motivate 激励 motivation
incentive 激励因素
stimulus 刺激 stimulate, stimulation
disorder 紊乱,失调
dysfunction 机能障碍dys + function
dissonance 不和谐,不一致dis + son +ance
trauma 创伤 the trauma caused by Sept. 11
anxiety 焦虑
depression 沮丧 ~ depressedv.s. repression
insomnia 失眠
phobia 恐惧 suffix: -phobia
acrophobia ^ acronym: IELTS, TOEFL
xenophobia a fear of foreigners or strangers
claustrophobia a fear of being closed in a confined place
allergy 过敏,反感 He is allergic to card playing.
propensity Most boys have a propensity of playing with machinery.= tendency, inclination
paranoid 偏执的 paranoia
workaholic 工作狂
symptom 症状
diagnosis 诊断 diagnose Arthur Haily: The Final Diagnosis
electroencephalogram 脑电图^ electrocardiogram
assertive 武断的
therapy 治疗法group therapy
hypnotism 催眠术
prescribe 开药方v.s. subscribe, describe, inscribe prescription: ~ drugs
antidepressant 抗抑郁药
tranquilizer 镇静药
side-effect 副作用
immune 免疫的,免除的
rehabilitation 复原,康复
relapse 旧病复发,故态复萌v.s. elapse^ 子在川上曰:逝者如斯夫,不舍昼夜!
chronic 慢性的
adulthood childhood
puberty 青春发动期
adolescence 青春期
emotional rational
affective 情感的
sane 神智健全的 insane
superstition 迷信 superstitious
telepathy 传心术,通灵术tele + pathy^ numerology, palmistry
apathy 无感情,无兴趣,冷漠 a + pathyv.s. sympathy: sym + pathy
pathology 病理学,病理,病变
delusion 迷惑,欺瞒v.s. illusion
disorientation 迷失 ~ disoriented
pervert 使反常/变态 反常/变态者 perversion
introspection 内省v.s. retrospection
sublimation 纯化,升华 sublime
personality = personal characteristicsmultiple personality
innate 天赋的 in + nate= inborn, congenital
attribute 属性
trait 特征,品质national traits 国民性vs. traitor
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