Synonyms and antonyms of Psychological processes in British Thesaurus

catharsis (noun)

the process of expressing strong feelings that have been affecting you so that they do not upset you any longer

complex (noun)

an emotional problem caused by unreasonable fears or worries

conditioning (noun)

the influence of things such as culture and education that make people behave or react in particular ways

damage (noun)

emotional or mental harm caused to someone

defence (noun)

a way of thinking or behaving that protects you from being tricked or hurt

defence mechanism (noun)

a reaction in your mind that makes you forget things that are unpleasant to think about

delusion (noun)

an idea caused by this condition

exorcism (noun)

something you do that helps you to stop thinking about a bad experience or memory

fixated (adjective)

in psychology, someone who is fixated has feelings about sex that have not developed normally because they loved someone or something a lot as a child

fixation (noun)

in psychology, a mental condition in which someone’s feelings about sex have not developed normally because they loved someone or something a lot as a child

mechanism (noun)

behaviour that makes it possible for you to deal with a difficult situation or problem

mess up (informal)

informal to be the cause of someone’s physical, emotional, or mental problems

obsess (verb)

if someone or something obsesses you, they are so important to you that you are always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people

obsessed (adjective)

considering someone or something as so important that you are always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people

obsession (noun)

an emotional state in which someone or something is so important to you that you are always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people

obsessional (adjective)

affected by, or typical of obsession

obsessive (adjective)

caused by an obsession

obsessive (adjective)

affected by an obsession

obsessive (adjective)

tending to develop obsessions about particular people or things

obsessive (noun)

someone who behaves in an obsessive way

Oedipal (adjective)

related to an Oedipus complex

patterning (noun)

the way that people develop patterns of behaviour or speech by copying other people or by repeating words or actions

projection (noun)

in psychology, the fact of imagining that someone else is feeling a strong emotion when in fact you are the one who is feeling it

regression (noun)

in psychology, a temporary return to your behaviour as a child when a situation threatens you

regressive (adjective)

relating to behaviour that is not responsible or controlled, or is like that of a child

resonance (noun)

an emotional effect produced by something that reminds you of something else

safety valve (noun)

a way of getting rid of strong emotions without harming anyone

scar (noun)

a permanent effect on someone’s mind, caused by an unpleasant experience that they have had

scar (verb)

if an unpleasant experience scars someone, it has a permanent effect on the way that they think and live

sublimate (verb)

formal to change the way that you react to a feeling, especially a sexual feeling, so that you express it in a way that society accepts

suggestion (noun)

the action of influencing someone to make a mental connection between one thing and another

transference (noun)

medical an emotional process in which you start to feel emotions relating to someone in your past about someone you know now

wound (noun)

emotional damage caused by something bad that happens