Vocabulario para IELTS (Académico) - Psicología

the result of a mental processing or understanding

conocimiento

relating to the observation, examination, and treatment of patients in a medical setting

clínico

related to the process of growth, progress, or improvement over time

del desarrollo

an intense and irrational fear toward a specific thing such as an object, situation, concept, or animal

fobia

an explanation based on limited facts and evidence that is not yet proved to be true

hipótesis

a medicine without any physiological effect that is given to a control group in an experiment to measure the effectiveness of a new drug or to patients who think they need medicine when in reality they do not

placebo

a chronic mental disorder in which a person's ability to think, feel or behave is affected, often associated with the distortion of reality

esquizofrenia

connected with the scientific study of the human mind and its functions

psicológico

the ability of mind to keep and remember past events, people, experiences, etc.

memoria

any branch of psychology that deals with finding practical solutions for human or animal behavioral problems

psicología aplicada

(psychology) a mental state of worry caused by physical or emotional tension

estrés

(psychology) a mental condition in which a person has a false belief system that is contradicted by evidence

delirio

(psychology) the conscious act of holding a thought or feeling back

represión

(psychology) the way a person or an animal acts in different situations or responds to stimuli

comportamiento

(psychology) the tendency to keep the same perception of an object despite changes in the stimuli

constancia

(psychology) a person that is preoccupied with external things and prefers social situations

extrovertido

(psychology) the tendency to show an identical response to similar but distinct stimuli

generalización

(psychology) any regularly repeated pattern of behavior that is shown almost automatically in response to a specific situation

hábito

a mental perception resembling an external phenomenon

imagen

(psychology) a person who is preoccupied with their own thoughts and feelings rather than the external world

introvertido

(psychology) a person's social representation or the impression other's have of a certain individual which is concealing the true self

imagen pública

(psychology) any cognitive function that is involved in understanding and learning

proceso

(psychology) the conscious part of the mind that mediates between the unconscious and the reality which gives one a sense of self

ego

(psychology) the part of the mind that is only partly conscious, representing social norms learned from the parents

superyó

(psychology) the part of the unconscious mind that is the source of basic instincts and drives

ello

(psychology) the unconscious process in which an individual associates their feelings, ideas or attitudes to someone else as a defense mechanism

proyección

(psychology) the process of relieving a complex by bringing it to consciousness and directly addressing it

catarsis

a state of extreme disturbance that causes a lot of worry and uncertainty

confusión