WordStudyPsychology & Mind vocabulary — B2
28 words of level B2 (Upper-intermediate) from the “Psychology & Mind” collection. Each one has a short definition in simple English; tap a word to open its dictionary page.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| perception | the way you see and understand something |
| consciousness | being awake and aware of what is around you |
| insight | a sudden clear grasp of what something really means |
| self-esteem | how much you like and respect yourself |
| ego | your sense of yourself as a person |
| resilience | ability to get better after something difficult |
| vulnerability | state of being open to harm or easy to attack |
| impulse | a sudden strong wish to do something |
| instinct | a natural feeling that tells you what to do |
| reinforcement | something that makes a behavior happen more often |
| willpower | strong control over your own actions and feelings |
| self-control | the ability to control your feelings and actions |
| discipline | the ability to control yourself and follow rules |
| obsession | when you cannot stop thinking about something |
| setback | a problem that delays progress |
| intervention | getting involved to change a situation |
| phobia | a very strong fear of something |
| disorder | a state of mess and confusion, or a health problem |
| bipolar | having two opposite states, or a mood condition |
| eating disorder | a serious problem with how someone eats |
| insecurity | a lack of confidence in yourself |
| paranoia | extreme fear that others want to harm you |
| codependency | needing another person too much in an unhealthy way |
| projection | giving someone else the feelings that are really your own |
| defense mechanism | a way the body or mind protects itself |
| denial | saying that something is not true |
| repression | unconsciously pushing painful feelings out of your mind |
| letting go | choosing to stop holding onto painful feelings from the past |
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