雅思阅读心理类词汇总结

　　insomnia 失眠

　　phobia 恐惧(症) a suffix: -phobia

　　acrophobia ^ acronym:

　　xenophobia a fear of foreigners or strangers

　　claustrophobia a fear of being closed in a confined place

　　allergy 过敏(症)，反感 (a 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, inscribea 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 (a immunity)