| A | B |
| inhibition | blocking of one's impulse by another |
| introspection | analysis of one's own mental & emotional state |
| intuition | awareness of something without conscious reasoning |
| libido | drive for sex gratification |
| masochism | deriving sexual pleasure from being hurt or humiliated |
| megalomania | delusions of wealth, power, and self importance |
| melancholia | mental disorder characterized by extreme gloominess and depression of spirits |
| neurasthenic | afflicted with fatigue, worry, pains, etc. because of emotional conflicts |
| obsession | an idea or desire that haunts the mind |
| phobia | any irrational or morbid fear |
| psychodrama | acting out of situations related to one's problem, as a form of cathartic therapy |
| sadism | deriving of sexual pleasure from hurting one's partner |
| subjective | reflecting a person's feelings and thinking rather than objective reality |
| sublimination | channeling of psychic energy into socially acceptable activities |
| subliminal | below the level of consciousness but perceptible by the subconscious |
| synapse | point where a nerve impulse passes from one neuron to the next |
| xenophobia | fear of hatred of strangers and foreigners |