Environmental Psychology Terms

noun a feeling of stress or worry caused by the changing climate and its potential impacts

• Climate anxiety is a growing concern among scientists and policymakers as the effects of global warming become more apparent.
• I can't stop worrying about climate anxiety and what it means for the future of our planet.
• Dude, climate anxiety is seriously messing with my head, it's like a constant weight on my shoulders.
• The looming threat of climate change casts a shadow of climate anxiety over our daily lives.

noun a type of urban design that aims to prevent people from lingering or resting in public spaces

adjective referring to the design or implementation of hostile architecture

• The city council implemented hostile architecture to prevent homeless individuals from sleeping on public benches.
• They put in those weird benches with armrests to keep people from lying down, it's like they're using hostile architecture.
• The new park design is so anti-homeless, they're really going all out with the hostile architecture.
• The spikes on the windowsills were like a form of hostile architecture, keeping any unwanted visitors away.