B2 · Upper Intermediate
Psychology Basics
Danish words for the mind and behavior: emotions, memory, personality and the language of therapy and self-understanding.
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- Words & phrases
- 28
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 2
A preview of what you’ll master
Words you’ll make your own.
Explore every meaning in this unit. Learn how to say it in Danish when you start.
- psychology
- psychologist
- behavior
- thought
- the subconscious
- motivation
- self-esteem, self-worth
- coping ability, ability to manage challenges
- perception, understanding
- to perceive, to interpret
- to react
- learning
- to process, to work through
- therapy
- therapist
- trauma
- drive, instinct
- phobia
- empathy
- self-insight, self-awareness
- to repress, to suppress
- instinct
- a neurosis
- manipulation
- outrage
- a cognitive bias
- body image
- an idea, a mental conception
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Understand the why
Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Psychology and Behavior
- Lesson 2
Understanding Motivation and Self-Esteem
Where this unit fits
Courses with this unit.

Upper Intermediate · Part 1
Work through the vocabulary, lessons, conversations and reading activities in this part. Practice grammar along the way.
22 Units · about 20.5 h

Deep Conversations
Have deep, thoughtful conversations about the mind, beliefs and how people live.
5 Units · about 3.5 h

Mental Health
Describe how you feel, ask for the help you need and plan a sustainable way back to everyday life.
4 Units · about 3 h
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