theorem 原理，定理v.s. theory
methodology 方法論 (? method)
physiology 生理學(xué) (à physiological)
psychiatry 精神病學(xué)^ psychology, psycho, psychosis, psychoanalysis
correlation 相互關(guān)系à correlation coefficient
sensation 感覺，知覺 (另)轟動à sensational
perception 感知，認(rèn)知
intuition 知覺 (à intuitive)
ESP 第六感 (Extrasensory Perception)
motivate 激勵à motivation (^ bonus, commission, …)
incentive 激勵因素
stimulus 刺激à stimulate, stimulation
disorder 紊亂，失調(diào)
dysfunction 機(jī)能障礙dys(=dis) + function
dissonance 不和諧，不一致dis + son(sound) +ance
trauma 創(chuàng)傷 (à traumatic)the trauma caused by Sept. 11
anxiety 焦慮 (= anxiousness)
depression 沮喪 (de + press + ion)~ depressedv.s. repression (壓抑)
insomnia 失眠
phobia 恐懼(癥) à suffix: -phobia
acrophobia ^ acronym: IELTS, TOEFL…
xenophobia a fear of foreigners or strangers
claustrophobia a fear of being closed in a confined place
allergy 過敏(癥)，反感 (à allergic)He is allergic to card playing.
propensity Most boys have a propensity of playing with machinery.= tendency, inclination
paranoid 偏執(zhí)的? paranoia (偏執(zhí)狂)
workaholic 工作狂 (? alcoholic)
symptom 癥狀
diagnosis 診斷(n.)? diagnose (v.)Arthur Haily: “The Final Diagnosis”
electroencephalogram 腦電圖^ electrocardiogram (心電圖)
assertive 武斷的 (? assert)
therapy 治療法group therapy
hypnotism 催眠術(shù) (~ hypnotize)
prescribe 開藥方v.s. subscribe, describe, inscribeà prescription: ~ drugs
antidepressant 抗抑郁藥
tranquilizer 鎮(zhèn)靜藥 (? tranquil)
side-effect (+s) 副作用
immune 免疫的，免除的 (à immunity)
rehabilitation 復(fù)原，康復(fù)
relapse 舊病復(fù)發(fā)，故態(tài)復(fù)萌v.s. elapse^ 子在川上曰：逝者如斯夫，不舍晝夜！
chronic 慢性的
adulthood ＜＞ childhood
puberty 青春發(fā)動期
adolescence 青春期 (the time of life between puberty and adulthood)
emotional ＜＞ rational
affective 情感的 (? affection)
sane 神智健全的à insane
superstition 迷信à superstitious
telepathy 傳心術(shù)，通靈術(shù)tele(far away) + pathy(heart)^ numerology, palmistry…
apathy 無感情，無興趣，冷漠 (= indifference)a(no) + pathyv.s. sympathy: sym(same) + pathy
pathology 病理學(xué)，病理，病變
delusion 迷惑，欺瞞v.s. illusion
disorientation 迷失 (dis + orientation)~ disoriented
pervert 使反常/變態(tài) 反常/變態(tài)者à perversion
introspection 內(nèi)省v.s. retrospection (回顧，反省)
sublimation 純化，升華? sublime
personality = personal characteristicsmultiple personality (多重人格)
innate 天賦的 in + nate(nature)= inborn, congenital
attribute 屬性 (à attributable)
trait 特征，品質(zhì)national traits 國民性vs. traitor |
