C1 · Vocabulary
Psychology
Psychology: 15 Spanish words with translations and examples. Level C1.
- la autoestima
- self-esteem
Tiene la autoestima muy baja.
She has very low self-esteem.
- el comportamiento
- behaviour
Su comportamiento cambió tras el accidente.
His behaviour changed after the accident.
- la ansiedad
- anxiety
Los exámenes le provocan ansiedad.
Exams make him anxious.
- el trauma
- trauma
- superar
- to overcome, to get over
Le costó años superar la ruptura.
It took him years to get over the break-up.
- el apego
- attachment
Los niños desarrollan apego a quienes los cuidan.
Children form an attachment to those who care for them.
- la terapia
- therapy
Lleva un año yendo a terapia.
He's been in therapy for a year.
- el subconsciente
- subconscious
- reprimir
- to suppress, to repress
No reprimas tus emociones.
Don't suppress your emotions.
- el mecanismo de defensa
- defence mechanism
El humor puede ser un mecanismo de defensa.
Humour can be a defence mechanism.
- la resiliencia
- resilience
Ha demostrado una gran resiliencia.
She has shown great resilience.
- inseguro/a
- insecure
De adolescente era muy inseguro.
As a teenager he was very insecure.
- la empatía
- empathy
- el agotamiento
- exhaustion, burnout
Sufre agotamiento por exceso de trabajo.
He's suffering from exhaustion due to overwork.
- obsesionarse con
- to become obsessed with
Se obsesionó con la idea de mudarse.
He became obsessed with the idea of moving.