Psychology Words

Psychology gave English many words that leaked into everyday conversation — "ego," "trauma," "narcissism," "introvert." But their clinical meanings are often more specific than how people casually use them. "Depression" in psychology is not the same as feeling sad. This collection covers the technical vocabulary of the field, from cognitive processes to personality theory.

46 words

addiction anxiety attachment behavior bias cognition conditioning consciousness defense delusion depression disorder ego emotion empathy fixation habit hallucination identity impulse inhibition instinct intelligence introvert memory motivation narcissism neurosis obsession paranoia perception personality phobia projection psyche repression schema stimulus stress subconscious temperament therapy thought trait trauma unconscious