Anna Lembke
Percept
An idea important to a system of beliefs
Disulfiram
Causes bad reaction when taking alcohol
lattice
Openwork of metal or wood, formed by crossing or interlacing strips or bars.
delay discounting
Pefer smaller immediate rewards over delayed larger reward
Endogenous
Produced within the body
Oxytocin
Promotes closeness and bonding
deciduous
Trees and shrubs that shed their leaves at the end of the growing season
Melencholia by Albrecht Durer
What painting is this?
hodgepodge
a confusing mixture or jumble
foible
a minor weakness in character
proclivity
a natural inclination
Dopamine
a neurotransmitter for movement, motivation, and memory
reprieve
a temporary relief or delay
exigencies
an urgent need or demand
matriculation
be admitted enter a university as a student
Hormesis
beneficial effects produced by low doses of noxious or painful stimuli
invidious
causing envy
disconcerting
causing one to feel unsettled
milieu
environment
purient
given to lustful or lewd thoughts
concurrent
happening at the same time
Rorshach
inkblot test
Preamble
introduction
noelogism
new word
Normative
normal; typical; adhering to the status quo
predilection
preference
demure
quiet and modest; reserved
requisite
required; necessary
self-flagellation
self-torture, self-lashing, self-beating
grandstanding
showing off
anodyne
something that kills pain
Soliloquy
speech to oneself
Ascertain
to find out
interperse
to scatter
disseminate
to spread
admonition
warning