Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• lead to: To result in some action
• pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
• talk back
• in point: Relevant; pertinent
• tense up: To become nervous or anxious; to tighten one's muscles due to stress or fear.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
• tiny: Very, very small
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• subconscious: Occurring in the mind without direct thinking
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• clumsy: Moving or doing things awkwardly
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• important: Having power or authority
• physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
• streak: An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• critic: Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
• hint: To suggest without being direct about it
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• competence: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
• underdog: One who is not expected to win in a fight/race
• disappointment: Feeling or state of not being satisfied
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• successive: Happening one after another in a series
• unmotivated: Without motivation
• carol: Traditional song sung at Christmas
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• psychiatry: Study and treatment of mental illness
• somatic: Of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit