3 Unit

Vocabulary
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psychological support

WORD DEFINITION

anxiety  n uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about

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something that is happening or might happen in the future.

assessment T he act of judging or deciding the amount, value, quality or

importance of something, or the judgment or decision that is made.

assist To help someone.

attitude  feeling or opinion about something or someone,

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or a way of behaving that is caused by this.

awareness T he knowledge that something exists, or understanding of a situation

or subject at the present time based on information or experience.

chronic diseases Long-lasting and usually slow-progressing condition.

chronic diseases  ne of long continuance, or progresses slowly, in distinction

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from an acute disease, which speedly terminates.

counselling T he process of listening to someone and giving

that person advice about their problems.

cure A drug or course of medical treatment used to restore health.

delirium  state of being unable to think or speak clearly

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because of fever or mental confusion.

dementia  medical condition that affects especially old people,

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causing the memory and other mental abilities to gradually
become worse and leading to confused behaviour.

depression The state of feeling very unhappy and without hope for the future.
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empower To give someone official authority or the freedom to do something.

gender The physical and/or social condition of being male or female.

grief Very great sadness, especially at the death of someone.

guidance  elp and advice about how to do something or about how to deal with
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problems connected with your work, education or personal relationships.

handle To deal with, have responsibility for, or be in charge of.

high in salt  high salt food is considered to be a food with

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more than 1 g of salt per 100 g of food.

illness A disease of the body or mind.

integration T he action or process of successfully joining or

mixing with a different group of people.

interact To communicate with or react to.

isolation The condition of being alone, especially when this makes you feel unhappy.

lifestyle S omeone’s way of living; the things that a person

or particular group of people usually do.

listen To give attention to someone or something in order to hear him, her or it.

maturity The quality of behaving mentally and emotionally like an adult.

motherhood The state or time of being a mother.

neuropsychologist  clinical psychologist who specializes in assessing

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psychological status caused by a brain disorder.
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nutrition T he substances that you take into your body as food

and the way that they influence your health.

parenting T he raising of children and all the responsibilities

and activities that are involved in it.

physical activity  ny movement of the body that makes the muscles work
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and requires more energy than being at rest.

pollution Damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste.

post-hospitalisation T he period of time after discharge from hospital when there

is a risk of relapse or contracting another disease.

procedures A set of actions that is the official or accepted way of doing something.

psychologist A scientist who studies and is trained in psychology.

relief  feeling of happiness that something unpleasant

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has not happened or has ended.

risk The possibility of something bad happening.

SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

skincare Things that you do and use to keep your skin healthy and attractive.

social care providers P roviders of publicly-funded adult social care or services

including care homes, nursing homes and day care.

social worker  person who works for the social services or for a private
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organization providing help and support for people who need it.

strength The ability to do things that need a lot of physical or mental effort.

sugar  sweet substance especially from the plants sugar cane

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and sugar beet, used to make food and drinks sweet.

supervision T he act of watching a person or activity and making

certain that everything is done correctly, safely, etc.

talk To say words aloud; to speak to someone.

tobacco  substance smoked in cigarettes, pipes, etc. that is

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prepared from the dried leaves of a particular plant.
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treatment The management and care of a patient.

vaccination The process or an act of giving someone a vaccine.

weaning T he act or process of causing a baby or young animal to stop

feeding on its mother’s milk and to start eating other food.

well-being The state of feeling healthy and happy.