Glossary

Acting Out
Adaptability
Adaptation
Addiction
Agoraphobia
Altruism
Anorexia
Anticipation
Anxiety
Asceticism
Co-Morbidity
Compartmentalisation
Compulsion
Consciousness
Defense Mechanism
Demonising
Denial
Displacement
Dislocation
Dopamine
Ego Defense
Emotion
Endogenous
Escapism
Fetishisation
Humour
Idealising
Identification With The Aggressor
Identification
Impostor Syndrome
Intellectualisation
Introjection
Isolation of Affect
List of Ego-Defenses
Lying
Maladaptive
Moral Anxiety
Obsession
Orthorexia
Paranoia
Projection
Projective Identification
Psyche
Rationalisation
Reaction Formation
Regression
Reification
Repression
Schizoid Fantasy
Self-Esteem
Sexualisation
Somatisation
Splitting
Sublimation
Suppression
Turning Against the Self

*Note: The goal of this glossary is to present and discuss psychological concepts in plain language and in the context of daily experience. I’m not trying to create a dictionary so much as share complex ideas in a way that makes sense to people who don’t have advanced degrees in psychology and philosophy.

There are places where my views will differ greatly from text-book definitions, and while I will do my best to point these out and explain why I view things differently, I would also encourage you to read other sources and compare/contrast the various views for yourself.