ESP 第六感 (Extrasensory Perception) 

motivate 激励à motivation (^ bonus, commission, …) 

incentive 激励因素 

stimulus 刺激à stimulate, stimulation 

disorder 紊乱，失调 

dysfunction 机能障碍dys(=dis) + function 

dissonance 不和谐，不一致dis + son(sound) +ance 

trauma 创伤 (à traumatic)the trauma caused by Sept. 11 

anxiety 焦虑  (= anxiousness) 

depression 沮丧 (de + press + ion)~ depressedv.s. repression (压抑) 

theorem 原理，定理v.s. theory 

methodology 方法论  (? method) 

physiology 生理学  (à physiological) 

psychiatry 精神病学^ psychology, psycho, psychosis, psychoanalysis 

correlation 相互关系à correlation coefficient 

sensation 感觉，知觉  (另)轰动à sensational 

perception 感知，认知 

intuition 知觉  (à intuitive) 

insomnia 失眠 

phobia 恐惧(症)  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 过敏(症)，反感    (à allergic)He is allergic to card playing. 

propensity Most boys have a propensity of playing with machinery.= tendency, inclination 

paranoid 偏执的? paranoia (偏执狂) 

workaholic 工作狂  (? alcoholic) 

symptom 症状 

diagnosis 诊断(n.)? diagnose (v.)Arthur Haily: “The Final Diagnosis” 

electroencephalogram 脑电图^ electrocardiogram (心电图) 

assertive 武断的  (? assert) 

therapy 治疗法group therapy 

hypnotism 催眠术  (~ hypnotize) 

prescribe 开药方v.s. subscribe, describe, inscribeà prescription: ~ drugs 

antidepressant 抗抑郁药 

tranquilizer 镇静药 (? tranquil) 

side-effect (+s) 副作用 

immune 免疫的，免除的    (à immunity) 

rehabilitation 复原，康复 

relapse 旧病复发，故态复萌v.s. elapse^ 子在川上曰：逝者如斯夫，不舍昼夜！ 

chronic 慢性的 

adulthood ＜＞ childhood 

puberty 青春发动期 

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 传心术，通灵术tele(far away) + pathy(heart)^ numerology, palmistry… 

apathy 无感情，无兴趣，冷漠 (= indifference)a(no) + pathyv.s. sympathy: sym(same) + pathy 

pathology 病理学，病理，病变 

delusion 迷惑，欺瞒v.s. illusion 

disorientation 迷失 (dis + orientation)~ disoriented 

pervert 使反常/变态  反常/变态者à perversion 

introspection 内省v.s. retrospection (回顾，反省) 

sublimation 纯化，升华? sublime 

personality = personal characteristicsmultiple personality (多重人格) 

innate 天赋的    in + nate(nature)= inborn, congenital 

attribute 属性    (à attributable) 

trait 特征，品质national traits 国民性vs. traitor