Psychology · Psicología
13 Spanish words — each with a picture, audio and an example sentence. The mind and how it behaves.
| Picture | English | Spanish · Español | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | psychology | la psicología | The initial p is barely pronounced; note the stressed í: psicología. |
 | mind | la mente | The adverb ending -mente (rápidamente) comes from this word. |
 | brain | el cerebro | Stress the middle syllable: ce-RE-bro. |
 | behavior | el comportamiento | 🔗 Word familycomportarse (to behave). |
 | emotion | la emoción | Feminine like all -ción nouns; emocionante means 'exciting/moving'. |
 | memory | la memoria | de memoria = by heart; also computer memory. |
 | dream | el sueño | el sueño = a dream; also 'sleep(iness)': tener sueño = to be sleepy. |
 | therapy | la terapia | Stress: te-RA-pia; therapist = el/la terapeuta. |
 | stress | el estrés | Spanish adds e- before s+consonant: estrés; adjective estresado. |
 | anxiety | la ansiedad | -dad nouns are feminine; ansioso = anxious, also 'eager'. |
 | consciousness | la conciencia | One word for both 'consciousness' and 'conscience'. |
 | personality | la personalidad | From la persona; -dad nouns are feminine. |
 | habit | el hábito | Silent h; stress the first syllable: HÁ-bito. Also a monk's habit. |