theorem 原理，定理v.s. theory
methodology 方法論 (ß method)
physiology 生理學 (à physiological)
psychiatry 精神病學^ psychology, psycho, psychosis, psychoanalysis
correlation 相互關係à correlation coefficient
sensation 感覺，知覺 (另)轟動à sensational
perception 感知，認知
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
dysfunction 機能障礙dys(=dis) + function
dissonance 不和諧，不一致dis + son(sound) +ance
trauma 創傷 (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(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 過敏(症)，反感 (à allergic)he is allergic to card playing.
propensity most boys have a propensity of playing with machinery.= tendency, inclination
paranoid 偏執的ß paranoia (偏執狂)
workaholic 工作狂 (ß alcoholic)
symptom 症狀
diagnosis 診斷(n.)ß diagnose (v.)arthur haily: “the final diagnosis”
electroencephalogram 腦電圖^ electrocardiogram (心電圖)
assertive 武斷的 (ß assert)
therapy 治療法group therapy
hypnotism 催眠術 (~ hypnotize)
prescribe 開藥方v.s. subscribe, describe, inscribeà prescription: ~ drugs
antidepressant 抗抑鬱藥
tranquilizer 鎮靜藥 (ß tranquil)
side-effect (+s) 副作用
immune 免疫的，免除的 (à immunity)
rehabilitation 復原，康復
relapse 舊病復發，故態復萌v.s. elapse^ 子在川上曰：逝者如斯夫，不捨晝夜！
chronic 慢性的
adulthood ＜＞ childhood
puberty 青春發動期
adolescence 青春期 (the time of life between puberty and adulthood)
emotional ＜＞ rational
affective 情感的 (ß affection)
sane 神智健全的à insane
superstition 迷信à superstitious
telepathy 傳心術，通靈術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，病理，病變
delusion 迷惑，欺瞞v.s. illusion
disorientation 迷失 (dis + orientation)~ disoriented
pervert 使反常/變態 反常/變態者à perversion
introspection 內省v.s. retrospection (回顧，反省)
sublimation 純化，升華ß sublime
personality = personal characteristicsmultiple personality (多重人格)
innate 天賦的 in + nate(nature)= inborn, congenital
attribute 屬性 (à attributable)
trait 特徵，品質national traits 國民性vs. traitor