B2 — upper-intermediatehealth30 words
Mental health & wellbeing
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| strȅs | stress |
| pod strȅsom | under stress (pod stresom sam — 'I'm stressed') |
| opùstiti se | to relax, unwind (everyday word) |
| opúštānje | relaxation |
| pòdrška | support |
| nòsiti se sa | to cope with (+ instrumental): nosim se sa stresom |
| mèntālno zdrȃvlje | mental health (neutral term) |
| psihòlog | psychologist (not a physician; the physician is psihijatar) |
| teràpija | therapy; in medical speech also a prescribed course of treatment |
| zakázati tèrmīn | to book an appointment |
| anksióznost | anxiety (clinical register; 'I'm worried' = zabrinut sam) |
| deprèsija | depression (clinical term; 'I feel down' = tužan sam) |
| sagorévānje | combustion; also burnout |
| ìscrpljen | exhausted, drained (everyday word) |
| preopterèćen | overloaded, overwhelmed (with work) |
| nèsanica | insomnia |
| ùsāmljenōst | loneliness (feeling); samoća = solitude |
| samopouzdánje | self-confidence |
| obrátiti se | to turn to, approach (+ dative): obratiti se lekaru |
| potrážiti pȍmōć | to seek help |
| sávetovānje | counselling; savetovalište = counselling centre |
| psihìjātar | psychiatrist (a physician) |
| terapèut | therapist (not a GP — that is lekar opšte prakse) |
| pòverljivo | confidentially (poverljiv = confidential) |
| pòstaviti grànice | to set (personal) boundaries |
| suòčiti se sa | to face, confront (+ instrumental) |
| brȉga o sȅbi | self-care |
| nápad pànike | panic attack |
| tràuma | trauma, usually psychological (physical injury = povreda) |
| psìhičkī | mental, psychological (psihički sam iscrpljen) |
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