Feelings and Emotions. Psychology. Self development. Books and Reading. Self Help. Life Long Learning.

Feelings and Emotions. Psychology. Self development. Books and Reading. Self Help. Life Long Learning.

I. Vocabulary list:

Feelings and emotions

A	acceptance
admiration	adoration
affection	afraid
aggravation	aggressive
agitation	agony
agreeable	alarm
alienation	amazement
amusement	anger
angry	anguish
annoyance	anticipation
anxiety	apprehension
assertive	assured
astonishment	attachment
attraction	awe
B	beleaguered
bewitched	bitterness
bliss	blue
boredom	C
calculating	calm
capricious	caring
cautious	charmed
cheerful	closeness
compassion	complacent
compliant	composed
conceited	concerned
contempt	content
contentment	crabby
crazed	crazy
cross	cruel
D	defeated
defiance	delighted
dependence	depressed
desire	disappointment
disapproval	discontent
disenchanted	disgust
disillusioned	dislike
dismay	displeasure
dissatisfied	distraction
distress	disturbed
dread	E
eager	earnest
easy-going	ecstasy
ecstatic	elation
embarrassment	emotion
emotional	enamored
enchanted	enjoyment
enraged	enraptured
enthralled	enthusiasm
envious	envy
equanimity	euphoria
exasperation	excited
exhausted	extroverted
exuberant	F
fascinated	fatalistic
fear	fearful
ferocity	flummoxed
flustered	fondness
fright	frightened
frustration	furious
fury	G
generous	glad
gloating	gloomy
glum	greedy
grief	grim
grouchy	grumpy
guilt	H
happiness	happy
harried	homesick
hopeless	horror
hostility	humiliation
hurt	hysteria
I	infatuated
insecurity	insulted
interested	introverted
irritation	isolation
J	jaded
jealous	jittery
jolliness	jolly
joviality	joy
jubilation	K
keen	kind
kindhearted	kindly
L	laid back
lazy	like
liking	loathing
loneliness	lonely
longing	love
lulled	lust
M	mad
merry	misery
modesty	mortification
N	naughty
neediness	neglected
nervous	nirvana
O	open
optimism	ornery
outgoing	outrage
P	panic
passion	passive
peaceful	pensive
pessimism	pity
placid	pleased
pride	proud
pushy	Q
quarrelsome	queasy
querulous	quick-witted
quiet	quirky
R	rage
rapture	rejection
relief	relieved
remorse	repentance
resentment	resigned
revulsion	roused
S	sad
sadness	sarcastic
sardonic	satisfaction
scared	scorn
self-assured	self-congratulatory
self-satisfied	sentimentality
serenity	shame
shock	smug
sorrow	sorry
spellbound	spite
stingy	stoical
stressed	subdued
submission	suffering
surprise	sympathy
T	tenderness
tense	terror
threatening	thrill
timidity	torment
tranquil	triumphant
trust	U
uncomfortable	unhappiness
unhappy	upset
V	vain
vanity	venal
vengeful	vexed
vigilance	vivacious
W	wary
watchfulness	weariness
weary	woe
wonder	worried
wrathful	Z
zeal	zest

Psychology

1. cognition

the psychological result of perception and reasoning

2. cognitive psychology

an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes

3. developmental psychology

the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children

4. experimental psychology

the branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issues

5. industrial psychology

any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc.

6. phobia

an anxiety disorder characterized by irrational fear

7. normal distribution

a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance

8. correlation coefficient

a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary

9. dependent variable

a quantity whose value depends on another quantity

10. independent variable

a value that does not depend on changes in other values

11. informed consent

consent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks involved

12. hypothesis

a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested

13. placebo

an innocuous or inert medication

14. standard deviation

the square root of the variance

15. altruism

the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others

16. catharsis

purging of emotional tensions

17. conflict

an open clash between two opposing groups

18. conformity

correspondence in form, type, or appearance

19. credibility

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

20. deception

a misleading falsehood

21. displacement

the act of taking the position of another

22. frustration

an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts

23. heuristic

a commonsense rule to help solve some problem

24. hypothesis

a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested

25. individualism

the quality of being a single thing or person

26. informed consent

consent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks involved

27. obedience

the trait of being willing to obey

28. persuasion

communication intended to induce belief or action

29. self-esteem

a feeling of pride in yourself

30. self-serving

interested only in yourself

31. schizophrenia

a psychotic disorder characterized by distortions of reality

32. psychological disorder

a psychological disorder of thought or emotion

33. lobotomy

surgery on nerves to and from the frontal lobe of the brain

34. behaviorism

an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

35. problem solving

the thought processes involved in solving a problem

36. psychopathology

the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior

37. animal psychology

the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of animals

38. applied psychology

any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc.

39. behaviourism

an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

40. cognitive psychology

an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes

41. psychodynamics

the interrelation of conscious and unconscious processes and emotions that determine personality and motivation

42. psycholinguistics

the branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological basis of linguistic competence and performance

43. reflexology

the study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of organisms

44. introvert

a person who tends to shrink from social contacts

45. stress

a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

46. delusion

an erroneous belief held in the face of contrary evidence

47. inhibition\suppression

the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires

48. reinforcement

a stimulus that strengthens the behavior that produced it

49. sublimation

making the expression of an impulse socially acceptable

50. ambiversion

(psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion

51. anima

the inner self that is in touch with the unconscious

52. clinician

a practitioner who works directly with patients

53. double bind

an unresolvable dilemma

54. extravert

(psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings

55. generalization

transfer of a learned response to a similar stimulus

56. habit

an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a situation

57. image\persona

a personal facade that one presents to the world

58. introjection

(psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in such a way that the internalized representation takes over the psychological functions of the external objects

59. law of effect

(psychology) the principle that behaviors are selected by their consequences; behavior having good consequences tends to be repeated whereas behavior that leads to bad consequences is not repeated

60. mental condition

(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic

61. mental process

the performance of some composite cognitive activity

62. mental state

(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic

63. mental\nervous strain

(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress

64. perceptual constancy

(psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation

65. psychotic belief

(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

66. reinforcer

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

67. sensitization

the process of becoming highly responsive to situations

68. tenseness

a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

69. tension

a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

70. superego

that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience

71. daze

confusion characterized by lack of clarity

72. trance

a psychological state induced by a magical incantation

73. nirvana

the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation

74. euphoria

a feeling of great elation

75. mania

an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

76. dysphoria

abnormal depression and discontent

77. anxiety

a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune

78. hysteria

state of violent mental agitation

79. deja vu

the experience of thinking a new situation already occurred

80. aphasia

inability to use language because of a brain lesion

81. amnesia

partial or total loss of memory

Books and reading

to be engrossed in: to be completely focused on one thing
bedtime reading: something to read in bed before you go to sleep
to be a big reader: someone who reads a lot
to be based on: to use as a modal
to be heavy-going: difficult to read
the central character: the main person in a film or book
a classic: of the highest quality
to come highly recommended: to be praised by another person
couldn’t put it down: wasn’t able to stop reading a book
an e-book: a digital book
an e-reader: a device for reading e-books
to flick through: to look quickly through a book
to get a good/bad review: to receive positive or negative feedback
hardback: a book with a rigid cover
paperback: a book with a flexible cover
a historical novel: a story set in the past
a page turner: a book that you want to keep reading
plot: the main events in a film or book
to read something from cover to cover: to read a book from the first page to the last
sci-fi: science fiction
to take out (a book from the library): to borrow a book from the library
to tell the story of: to outline the details of someone’s life or an event

Self help

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