Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• have to: Must do
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• one of those days: A day when many things go wrong.
• in the driver's seat: In a position of control or authority.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in the heat of the moment: Acting impulsively due to intense emotion or pressure.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• chaotic: Utterly confused
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• rational: Able to think clearly
• shift: To change in position or direction
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• arousal: Being woken up from sleep; sexual excitement
• numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• impulsive: Acting without really thinking about it; rash
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
• validate: To show to be officially correct or allowable
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• tolerance: Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
• doable: Able to be done; possible
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• rant: To talk on and on in an excited or confused way
• realization: Act of noticing something not noticed before
• afterward: Happening after something else happened
• autopilot: (For ships, planes) automatic navigational device
• activation: Act of making something (e.g. a bomb) active
• reactive: Easily reacting to; responsive
• restructure: To change or organize something in a different way
• shutdown: Termination of operations