Psychology פסיכולוגיה
13 advanced Hebrew words on psychology — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. The mind and its behavior.
| Image | English | Hebrew | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 | psychology | פסיכולוגיה | The initial p is pronounced: psikhologya. |
 | mind | נפש | ⚠️ GenderFeminine. 🔀 Several meaningsנפש is the psyche or soul; שכל is the intellect, and masculine. |
 | brain | מוח | ⚠️ IrregularMasculine, yet the plural is מוחות. שטיפת מוח = brainwashing. |
 | behavior | התנהגות | 🔗 RootFrom להתנהג, root נ-ה-ג — the same root as לנהוג, to drive. |
 | emotion | רגש | 🔗 RootFamily: להרגיש (to feel) and הרגשה (a feeling). |
 | memory | זיכרון | 🔗 RootFrom לזכור, to remember. יום הזיכרון is Memorial Day. 🔀 Several meaningsAlso computer memory. |
 | dream | חלום | 🔀 Several meaningsOnly a dream — at night or as an aspiration. Sleep itself is שינה. |
 | therapy | טיפול | 🔗 RootFrom לטפל, to take care of. 🔀 Several meaningsAny treatment or care, not only therapy. |
 | stress | לחץ | 🔀 Several meaningsBoth physical pressure and stress. 🔗 RootFrom ללחוץ, to press. In speech people also say סטרס, straight from English. |
 | anxiety | חרדה | 🔀 Several meaningsStronger than פחד — this is the clinical word. 🔗 RootThe same root as חרד, anxious. |
 | consciousness | תודעה | 🔗 RootFrom ידע, to know — as is מודעות, awareness. |
 | personality | אישיות | 🔗 RootFrom אישי, personal, on איש, a person. 🔀 Several meaningsAlso a public figure. |
 | habit | הרגל | 🔗 RootFamily: רגיל (usual) and להתרגל (to get used to). 👓 Same spellingUnvowelled it looks like הרגל, 'the foot'. |
See also:EmotionsScience