amplifier: One thing (normally a tool) that enhances the ability of a sign. For instance, amplifiers are sometimes connected to electrical guitars to make them louder.
anxiousness: A nervous response to occasions inflicting extreme uneasiness and apprehension. Folks with anxiousness could even develop panic assaults.
bullying: (v. to bully) A gaggle of repeated behaviors which can be mean-spirited. They will embrace teasing, spreading rumors about somebody, saying hurtful issues to somebody and deliberately leaving somebody out of teams or actions. Typically bullying can embrace assaults utilizing violence (similar to hitting), threats of violence, yelling at somebody or abusing somebody with violent language. A lot bullying takes place in individual. But it surely additionally could happen on-line, by emails or by way of textual content messages. Newer examples together with making faux profiles of individuals on web sites or posting embarrassing pictures or movies on social media.
crucial considering: Typically described as a scientific angle of thoughts, it’s the cautious and probing consideration of any perception, purported reality, thought or values, primarily based upon the info or experiences obtainable — after which utilizing that evaluation to make some conclusion.
melancholy: (in medication) A psychological sickness characterised by persistent unhappiness and apathy. Though these emotions may be triggered by occasions, such because the loss of life of a beloved one or the transfer to a brand new metropolis, that isn’t sometimes thought of an “sickness” — except the signs are extended and hurt a person’s capability to carry out regular each day duties (similar to working, sleeping or interacting with others). Folks affected by melancholy usually really feel they lack the power wanted to get something performed. They might have issue concentrating on issues or displaying an curiosity in regular occasions. Many occasions, these emotions appear to be triggered by nothing; they will seem out of nowhere.
develop: To emerge or to make come into being, both naturally or by human intervention, similar to by manufacturing. (in biology) To develop as an organism from conception by maturity, usually present process adjustments in chemistry, dimension, psychological maturity or typically even form.
digital: (in laptop science and engineering) An adjective indicating that one thing has been developed numerically on a pc or on another digital system, primarily based on a binary system (the place all numbers are displayed utilizing a sequence of solely zeros and ones).
dysfunction: (in medication) A situation the place the physique doesn’t work appropriately, resulting in what is perhaps considered as an sickness. This time period can typically be used interchangeably with illness.
consuming dysfunction: An sickness of the thoughts involving dangerously unhealthy patterns of consuming and weight reduction or acquire.
exploitation: (verb: to use) Making the most of a number of individuals for private acquire. Examples can embrace making individuals work for little or no pay, making individuals do issues underneath risk of hurt, or tricking individuals into giving up one thing of worth.
implicit: An adjective for one thing that’s advised however has not been said immediately. In some instances, it might be used to convey the concept some thought is so apparent that it doesn’t must be said immediately.
hyperlink: A connection between two individuals or issues.
media literacy: The flexibility to investigate and suppose critically about information, data and different messages from a wide range of communication platforms.
psychological well being: A time period for somebody’s emotional, psychological and social well-being. It refers to how individuals behave on their very own and the way they work together with others. It consists of how individuals make selections, deal with stress and handle worry or anxiousness. Poor psychological well being may be triggered by illness or may replicate a short-term response to life’s challenges. It could possibly happen in individuals of any age, from infants to the aged.
monitor: To check, pattern or watch one thing, particularly on an everyday or ongoing foundation.
on-line: (n.) On the web. (adj.) A time period for what may be discovered or accessed on the web.
predator: (adjective: predatory) A creature that preys on different animals for many or all of its meals.
psychologist: A scientist or mental-health skilled who research the thoughts, particularly in relation to actions and behaviors. Some work with individuals. Others could conduct experiments with animals (normally rodents) to check how their minds reply to completely different stimuli and situations.
danger: The possibility or mathematical chance that some unhealthy factor may occur. As an example, publicity to radiation poses a danger of most cancers. Or the hazard — or peril — itself. (As an example: Amongst most cancers dangers that the individuals confronted had been radiation and consuming water tainted with arsenic.)
self-harm: Deliberately injuring one’s physique. Examples could embrace slicing, scratching or burning oneself. This unhealthy habits is usually a method this particular person makes an attempt to deal with emotional ache. It’s normally not supposed as a suicide try. Also called self-injury.
social media: Digital media that enable individuals to attach with one another (usually anonymously) and to share data. Examples embrace Twitter, Fb, Instagram, TikTok and WhatsApp.
survey: To view, study, measure or consider one thing, usually land or broad facets of a panorama. (with individuals) To ask questions that glean information on the opinions, practices (similar to eating or sleeping habits), information or expertise of a broad vary of individuals. Researchers choose the quantity and kinds of individuals questioned in hopes that the solutions these people give will probably be consultant of others who’re their age, belong to the identical ethnic group or dwell in the identical area. (n.) The record of questions that will probably be supplied to glean these information.
know-how: The applying of scientific information for sensible functions, particularly in trade — or the gadgets, processes and techniques that outcome from these efforts.
Twitter: The previous title for a web-based social community that enables customers to publish messages containing not more than 280 characters. (Till November 2017, the restrict had been simply 140 characters.) Elon Musk, who purchased the positioning in 2022, modified its title to X in mid-2023.
Net: (in computing) An abbreviation of World Extensive Net, it’s a slang time period for the web.
