Vocabulary

• interact with
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• track with: To follow or keep up with something, such as a conversation or a line of reasoning.
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• make up: To invent or create a story
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• longer lasting: Continuing or enduring for a greater amount of time.
• weed out: To remove or get rid of people or things that are not wanted
• grapple with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• mental: Concerning the mind
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• alleviate: To lessen the severity of something
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• address: Exact street location of a place
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• serotonin: A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and emotional well-being; often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone.
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• aid: To help others and provide things
• ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
• facilitate: To make an action or process easier
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• sensory: Referring to the physical senses
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
• neurotransmitter: Chemical released by nerves that boost signals within the body
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• oxytocin: Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
• addictive: Being powerless to stop doing or using something
• euphoria: Extreme happiness, sometimes more than reasonable
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• psychiatric: Concerning the treatment of the mind
• cognition: Recognition involved in thought processing
• paranoia: Disorder in which you fear people want to harm you
• grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
• effectiveness: Degree of how well something works or is done
• psychedelic: Having very bright contrasting colors and shapes
• psychoactive: Affecting the mind or mood