Vocabulary

• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• bring on: To cause to appear, e.g. onto a stage
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• lead to: To result in some action
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• have to: Must do
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• check out
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• mental: Concerning the mind
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• interfere: To get involved in something not your business
• traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• inherently: As an essential part of
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• evoke: To bring forth a certain feeling or memory
• linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• mindfulness: Paying attention to your responsibilities
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
• intrusive: Appearing or getting involved where not wanted
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• respiration: Taking air in and out of the lungs; breathing
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• adrenal: Located at the top of the kidneys
• malfunction: A failure of something to work properly
• pituitary: Concerning the pituitary gland
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• difficulty: Something that is hard to do
• campfire: Small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking