Vocabulário para IELTS (Acadêmico) - Psychology

the result of a mental processing or understanding

cognição, conhecimento

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

desenvolvimental, relacionado ao desenvolvimento

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

hipótese

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, mental

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

memória

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

psicologia aplicada, psicologia prática

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

estresse, tensão

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

delírio, ilusão

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

supressão, repressão

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

comportamento, conduta

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

constância, permanência

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

extrovertido, extrovertida

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

generalização, generalidade

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

hábito, costume

a mental perception resembling an external phenomenon

imagem, representação

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

introvertido, introvertida

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

persona, máscara social

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

processo, função cognitiva

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

ego, eu

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

superego

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

id, o id

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

projeção (psicologia), transferência

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

catarse, catarse (psicologia)

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

tumulto, agitação