psych
Unnerve before competing
Psych functions primarily as a verb meaning to prepare mentally or get into the right state of mind: I need to psych myself up for this interview.
To psych someone out is to intimidate or unnerve them through psychological tactics: He tried to psych out his opponent before the match.
As an exclamation, psych! (also spelled sike) reverses what was just said—a gotcha moment: I got you a new car! Psych!
As a noun or adjective, psych is informal shorthand for psychology or psychiatric: a psych major, the psych ward.
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- mindSeat of consciousness
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
Freud · Jung · subconscious · unconscious · ego · id · superego · neurosis
Disturb someone's composure
- rattleShaking sound maker
- destabilizeMake unsteady or insecure
- demoralizeDestroy confidence or resolve
- shakeTrembling or blended treat
disarm · outmaneuver · bluff · taunt · trash-talk · gamesmanship · swagger · posturing
State of being prepared
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- focusConcentrated attention point
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- warm-upPre-activity preparation routine
centering · confidence · self-talk · activation · anticipation · priming · arousal · pumped
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- mindSeat of consciousness
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
behavior · Freud · Jung · subconscious · unconscious · ego · id · superego · neurosis · disorder
unnerve
Disturb someone's composure
- rattleShaking sound maker
- destabilizeMake unsteady or insecure
- demoralizeDestroy confidence or resolve
shake · disarm · outmaneuver · bluff · taunt · trash-talk · gamesmanship · swagger · posturing · dominance
readiness
State of being prepared
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- focusConcentrated attention point
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
warm-up · centering · confidence · self-talk · activation · anticipation · priming · arousal · pumped · amped
awesome
Extremely impressive or overwhelming
rad · stoked · amped · wild · intense · trippy · groovy · far-out
psychdeflate
Release air from
discourage · demotivate · dispirit · demoralize · dishearten
- school psychologistMental health professional in education
- psychological disorderCondition impairing mental function
- psychological pressureMental coercion tactics
- psychiatric disorderDiagnosable condition affecting mind
- psychedelic artHallucinogen-inspired visual style
- psychic readingClaimed supernatural insight session
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