Women are more concerned with taking care of other family members and may forget about themselves while men are likely to ignore the signals of their mental problems and seldom talk about their sufferings.
What does Dr. Cantor suggest people should do to maintain good mental health?
According to Dr. Cantor, learning to talk about one’s problems and concerns is an important part of taking good care of oneself and maintaining good psychological health.
If one has good emotional health, he is more likely to maintain both the level of physical health and emotional health he needs.
What are the problems for men and women respectively regarding their maintenance of psychological health?
The survey revealed that 47 percent of Americans don’t know when it’s appropriate to see a mental health professional and 68 percent don’t know how to find a mental health professional to help them.
Pre-reading Expressions
Expressions that are likely to be used to talk about what one can do handle psychological problems:
have a sense of control over events. engage in activities that shift your attention away from yourself. Accept your vulnerability and convince yourself that you can survive and grow despite your loss. Make a schedule for yourself for the day so that you can structure your activities toward some productive end. Moderate your competitive feelings so that you’re not constantly going forth to do battle with work, play, or other people. Understand reality and deal with it constructively. Adapt to reasonable demands for change.
Reading One
the italicized parts.
Check your vocabulary
Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on
When you have a question about your emotional health, psychologists can be a great resource.
Reading One
Check your comprehension
Answer the following questions with the information from the
text. What is the disturbing news revealed in the survey conducted by the American Psychological Association?
Pre-reading Expressions
Expressions that are likely to be used to tlth:
a mental anguish / conflict / illness / process undergo great hardships / unpleasant experiences / radical changes master (govern) one’s temper / feeling / passion / anger / fear curb one’s anger / feeling/ energy enhance one’s confidence / self-worth / self-esteem air (give air to ) one’s indignation / trouble / complaint brim over with tears / happiness / high spirit expand (broaden / enlarge / widen) one’s mental horizon increase (extend, lengthen, shorten) the expectation of life / the span of life
Why is good psychological health important according to this text?
Because when one has good emotional health, he is able to experience feelings, share them appropriately and not be overwhelmed by them.
Pre-reading Questions
What, in your opinion, is emotional health? Emotional wellbeing is about how we feel, think and behave. Nobody feels blissfully happy, thinks positive thoughts and behaves sensibly all the time - but if you're in a generally good state of mind, it's much easier to enjoy life. (From BBC Mental health) What kind of people are most likely to become emotionally healthy? People with good emotional health are in control of their thoughts, feelings and behaviors. They feel positive about themselves and have good relationships. They can keep their problems in perspective. They have both self-awareness and self-control.
Unit 2
Psychology in Daily Life
Pre-reading Questions
Assess your own level of emotional health by answering "Yes" or "No" to each of the following statements. I often feel emotionally "numb", as if nothing can affect me, not even the death of someone close to me. I sometimes get really embarrassed, ashamed or angry with myself about the way that I feel. I feel really uncomfortable about crying in front of other people and tend to avoid it wherever possible. Most of the time I just don't know what I feel. I sometimes feel like I am being taken over by my emotions and that I can't control how I behave. I try very hard to be positive about life but somehow negative feelings keep on seeping back.
It means developing emotional stability to avoid going to extremes, and relieving tension and anxiety by bringing repressed feelings and fears to consciousness in an appropriate way.