PSYCHOLOGY
It's a group of related, often unconscious ideas or impulses that affect a person's actions, like the Oedipus one
Complex
Bank of America has about 16,000 of these
ATMs
Arizona's Saguaro National Park is named for a candelabra-shaped type of this plant
Cactus
A bald housekeeper with a hoop earring and the biceps of a Greek god
Mr. Clean
To purposefully delay, or, a place where a horse is purposefully delayed
Stall
Around 1880 Dr. Charles Lasegue described this impulse control disorder involving theft as typical of housewives
Kleptomania
In 2022 Congress gave this agency an additional $45 billion for enforcement, so double-check those deductions
IRS
Created to serve the former Northwest Territory, Northwestern University is in Evanston in this state
Illinois
A bird, once plagued by anger management issues, who never stops quacking about insurance
Aflac Duck
Some say you can't fight this, a municipal government building
City Hall
You may have run into people with this personality disorder named for a self-involved youth who loved his own reflection
Narcissism
It was once largely a military abbrev. helping coordinate operations; now it means "when I think I'll make it to the kegger"
ETA
In "Field of Dreams" a question is asked, "Is this heaven?"--No, it's this Midwestern state also known as "the Corn State"
Iowa
A giant beverage pitcher with legs who often causes property damage
Kool-Aid Man
Shady Albuquerque, New Mexico criminal lawyer Saul Goodman had his law office in this type of shopping center
Strip Mall
The American Psychological Assoc. defines these 2 personality types as "inward & self-directed" & "outward & social-directed"
Introvert & Extrovert
If you get this degree from Harvard, first given in 1873, you can call yourself doctor but don't try to diagnose me
PHD
Connecticut is bordered to the west by New York & to the east by this, another 2-word state
Rhode Island
A mustachioed cartoon man, currently lacking a mouth to eat the potato crisps he sells
Pringles Guy
This 2-word phrase means it's almost closing time at the bar & you'd better order your final round now
Last Call
From around 1898 to 1930, this Russian studied conditioned reflex, like the one that will make you buzz in... now
Pavlov
A tear of this ligament that prevents the tibia from sliding out in front of the femur has ended many a pro athlete's season
ACL
Hells Canyon & Snake River sound daunting, but Sun Valley & its ski lodges in this state offer respite
Idaho
A puffy French creature made of tires who bears an unsettling resemblance to a mummy
Michelin Man
Proverbial sphere used to bar someone from membership in a group
Blackball