My name is Supriya Banga, and I have been studying in the individual Social Science program, for a year. I chose this program because psychology has always grabbed my attention. Anyone who wants to learn about the human reactions or conflicts with themselves or others is welcomed to check out this glossary. Some people may think that a psychologist is supposed to find your problem and solve it, but in reality, he is supposed to help the client find the problem and the solution. In my glossary, you will learn 20 words that are mainly related to Psychology.
anxiety
noun
Anxiety is an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts and physical changes like increased blood pressure.
Example: Similarly, many clinical staff are reluctant to deal with emotional issues such as, anxiety and depression because they feel they lack the skills to deal with them competently.
fr: anxiété
behaviour
noun
In psychology, behavior consists of an organism's external reactions to its environment.
Example: How serious is it when a child does not receive the correct parental attachment, is it possible that a lack of attachment can explain later adult behaviour such as delinquency?
fr: comportement
cognition
noun
Cognition is a term referring to the mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension. These cognitive processes include thinking, knowing, remembering, judging, and problem-solving.
Example: The cultural origins of human cognition.
fr: cognition
empathy
noun
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Example: My psychologist has a lot of empathy.
fr: empathie
health
noun
A person's mental or physical condition.
Example: My friend has a very bad health.
fr: santé
lunacy
noun
The state of being a lunatic; insanity (not in technical use).
Example: This guy suffers of lunacy.
fr: folie
mental
noun
Relating to disorders of the mind.
Example: This can be seen in the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental Disorders IV (DSM-IV) by many mental health practitioners today.
fr: mentale
neuron
noun
A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.
Example: You lost a lot of neurons.
fr: neurone
overthinking
panic
noun
Sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior.
Example: She was in panic when we discussed about her childhood trauma.
fr: panique
perception
noun
A way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something; a mental impression.
Example: What is your perception of the problem.
fr: perception
perseverate
verb
Repeat or prolong an action, thought, or utterance after the stimulus that prompted it has ceased.
Example: They persevere under stress.
fr: persévérer
phobia
noun
An extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.
Example: I have a spider phobia.
fr: phobie
process
noun
A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end.
Example: To heal from the trauma, you have to go through a process.
fr: processus
psychology
noun
The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.
Example: Historians that argue sacrificial behaviour was based on terror may find it hard to fathom the psychology of a victim who chooses to die for his god.
fr: psychologie
stress
noun
A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.
Example: The last group, insecure-disorganised only include 2% of children with babies not being able to handle the stress of separation and exhibiting disorganised behaviour.
fr: stress
stressor
noun
Something that causes a state of strain or tension.
Example: My client finally found his stressors.
fr: stresseur
suicide
noun
The act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally.
Example: A cult which encourages its members to give their possessions to the leader, before committing suicide, has within it the meme for giving away what you own, combined with the meme for killing yourself.
fr: suicide
therapy
noun
The treatment of mental or psychological disorders by psychological means.
Example: After years of unproductive therapy Freud believed that the key to Wolf-Man's condition lay in a dream he had just before he was four.
fr: thérapie
trauma
noun
A deeply distressing or disturbing experience.
Example: In a bid to escape the mental torture and trauma they were in, four prisoners reacted by breaking down emotionally.
