The Social Brain and Relationships Vocabulary

A comprehensive vocabulary review set covering handwritten lecture notes on social cognition and relationships, as well as textbook vocabulary lists for friendships, social interactions, and school.

intuitive

A gut feeling; you know something is true or happening (noun: intuition).

to refer to

To make a connection to somebody or something.

a perfect match

A very good connection with somebody.

to dump

Break up, leave.

to be a wreck / feel wrecked

Completely broken / devastated.

to be on the same page

To have the same opinion / interests (= to be on the same wavelength).

to mature

To grow and develop (socially, emotionally).

to flourish

To develop / bloom (on a personality level).

metaphysically

The same things happen in two or more different bodies.

contented

zufrieden (e.g., 'She was a contented person with a hearty laugh.')

secure

sicher (e.g., 'We need social contact to feel secure.')

emotion

Emotion, Gefühl (e.g., 'Relationships cause powerful emotions.')

to let each other down

sich gegenseitig im Stich lassen, sich gegenseitig enttäuschen (e.g., 'Dad didn't come to my football game. He let me down again.')

tension

Spannung (e.g., 'There are growing tensions between the two countries.')

relative

Verwandte/r (e.g., 'I'm going to a family party to see all my relatives.')

to fall out with sb.

sich mit jdm. verkrachen / verstreiten (e.g., 'She left home after falling out with her parents.')

hatred

Hass (e.g., 'There is no place for hatred in our society.')

secret

Geheimnis (e.g., 'They don't keep any secrets from each other.')

to judge

(be)urteilen (e.g., 'You shouldn't judge him before you get to know him.')

responsibility

Verantwortung (e.g., 'Being a good friend is quite a responsibility.')

argument

Streit, Auseinandersetzung (e.g., 'Let's not have an argument. Let's agree to disagree.')

to make up

sich versöhnen (e.g., 'Mia and I argue a lot but we always make up in the end.')

lifelong

lebenslang (e.g., 'He's had a lifelong interest in science.')

friendship

Freundschaft (e.g., 'We've had a long friendship. We've been friends for years.')

clique

Clique, Freundeskreis (e.g., 'Teens join cliques to feel accepted and to have someone to go do activities with.')

bond

Bindung, Verbindung (e.g., 'There's a special bond between a mother and her child.')

to have sth. in common

etw. gemeinsam haben (e.g., 'My friend Allie and I have lots of things in common, e.g. we both like sports and play the trumpet.')

attitude (to)

Einstellung, Haltung (e.g., 'My parents and I have different attitudes to social media. I love it and use it every day, but they say it's a waste of time.')

company

Gesellschaft (e.g., 'My friends are really nice. They're good company too.')

peer

Gleichaltrige/r (e.g., 'Our peers influence our opinions and behaviour.')

peer group pressure

Gruppendruck, Einfluss der Clique (e.g., 'Peer group pressure can be very powerful and difficult to resist.')

to get along with sb.

(gut) mit jdm. auskommen (e.g., 'There are many people we have to get along with who are not necessarily friends.')

to treat

behandeln (e.g., 'My parents still treat me like a child.')

respect

Respekt, Achtung (e.g., 'Always show respect to everyone, whether they are older than you or not.')

bullying

Mobbing (e.g., 'Bullying is a problem in many schools.')

well-being

Wohlergehen (e.g., 'Smoking can harm the well-being of others.')

stranger

Fremde/r (e.g., 'Parents often teach their children not to talk to strangers.')

to bump into sb.

mit jdm. zusammenstoßen, jdm. (zufällig) begegnen (e.g., 'We bumped into Amy when we were in town last week.')

chance meeting

zufälliges Treffen, Zufallsbekanntschaft (e.g., 'They reconnected after 20 years thanks to a chance meeting at a restaurant.')

compulsory

obligatorisch (e.g., 'The class is compulsory. You have to attend.')

education

(Schul-) Bildung, Erziehung (e.g., 'It's important to go to school and get a good education.')