Psychology
Idioms & Expressions
A Word From Your Doctor
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Animal Expressions
200

What do you call a mental institution for the unwell?

What is an asylum?
200

This phrase means to be very cautious and avoid taking risks, similar to how a person might proceed carefully in a dangerous situation.

What is "to tread lightly"?

200

When I ask if you've experienced "inflammation," I’m referring to this common response by your body to injury or infection

What is "swelling"?

200

A baby bear &
a solid square

What is a cub & cube?

200

It's near the top of a ship's mast

What is a "crow's nest"?

400

Garment put on the insane, it's bound to keep the wearer uptight.

What is a straitjacket?

400

If you're feeling really happy, you're said to be on this weather phenomenon

What is "cloud nine"?

400

If I mention "hypertension," I'm talking about this condition related to the circulatory system

What is "high blood pressure"?

400

A small rounded lump of something soft & a model of the Earth

What is a glob & globe?

400

This phrase refers to someone who is trying to be unnoticed while observing a situation, similar to how this small insect might behave.

What is "to be a fly on the wall"?

600

Psychologically revealing verbal faux pas or what Sigmund might have worn in drag

What is a Freudian Slip?

600

In a sporty idiom, to make expectations higher is to do this, from field events like the pole vault

What is "raise the bar"?

600

When I ask if you have this kind of pain, I mean is it sharp or sudden, not from an angle of less than 90 degrees

What is acute?
600

Expel saliva &
out of meanness

What is spit & spite?

600

There's a mollusk in this phrase meaning to become suddenly silent.

What is "to clam up"?

800

Psychiatrist's degree which separates him from a psychologist

What is an M.D.?

800

To take an extreme measure when all else fails is to go for this, referencing a last-ditch effort

What is the "nuclear option"?

800

When I ask if you have "jaundice," I’m referring to a condition affecting this part of the body.

What is "the skin" or "the eyes"?

800

A fable's lesson & the emotional outlook of a group, such as employee

What is moral & morale?

800

A call at a frequency inaudible to humans, or a political statement with a hidden secondary meaning.

What is a "dog whistle"?

1000

Word, meaning of unsound mind, it is strictly a legal term & not a medical one.

What is insane?

1000

This idiom means to be extremely careful or meticulous, often used in the context of handling delicate matters.

What is "to handle with kid gloves"?

1000

If I diagnose you with "anemia," it means your body is lacking these oxygen-carrying cells

What are "red blood cells"?

1000

Prudish &
optimal or top notch

What is prim & prime?

1000

"Un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine" is the French equivalent of this expression featuring a different big animal.

What is "a bull in a china shop"?