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Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary.Thisisthemostcommontype.Itusuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkind,situationalloneliness,isanaturalresultofaparticularsituation—forexample,familyproblem,thedeathofalovedone,ormovingtoanewplace.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancausephysicalproblems,suchasheadachesandsleeplessness,itusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.
Thethirdkindoflonelinessisthemostsevere.Unlikethesecondtype,habituallonelinessusuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecificcause.Peoplewhoexperiencehabituallonelinesshaveproblemssocializingandbecomingclosetoothers.Unfortunately,manychronicallylonelypeoplethinkthereislittleornothingtheycandotoimprovetheircondition.
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Psychologistsaretryingtofindwaystohelphabituallylonelypeoplefortworeasons:
theyareunhappyandunabletosocializeandthereisaconnectionbetweenhabituallonelinessandseriousillnesssuchasheartdisease.Whiletemporaryandsituationallonelinesscanbeanormal,healthypartoflife,habituallonelinesscanbeasadandsometimesdangerouscondition.
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PresidentObama.HehastwicepubliclyrecognizedherachievementsincancerresearchandspokenwithherintheOvalOffice.
Ifthatisn’tenough,BoserecentlygaveaTEDTalkaboutherworkwiththecancerdrugCisplatin,whichalsowonherfirstprizeattheGoogleScienceFairandrecognitionasoneofGlamourmagazine’sYoungAmazingWomenoftheYear.
Afterwatchinghergrandfatherstrugglewithlivercancer,Bosewasdeterminedtohelpoutinanywayshecould.Asahighschoolstudentthough,herscientificchoiceswerelimited.Shereachedouttovarioushospitalsandresearchcenters,butdoctorsturneddownherrequestsbecausetheyfeltshewastooinexperiencedmedically.
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BosechosetostudyaproteinanditsreactionwiththecancerdrugCisplatin.Shenoticedthatwhenshepreventedthisproteinfromgrowing,Cisplatinwasallowedtobegindestroyingcancercellsonceagain.
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Bose’sachievementsaren’tlimitedtothelab,though.Shewasalsocaptainofherswimteamandeditor-in-chiefofherschoolpaper.
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Boys’schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasart,danceandmusic.
Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity(男子气概),theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretobeconsistenttoastereotype,aUSstudysays.
Boysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheirabilitiestoexpresstheiremotions,ratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoobeythe“boycode”ofhidingtheiremotionstobea“realman”.
Thefindingsofthestudyareagainstthereceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.
TonyLittle,headmasterofEton,warnedthatboyswerebeingignoredbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.
Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.
Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscanadjustlessonstoboys’learningstyle,lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredom,wrotethestudy’sauthor,AbigailJamesoftheUniversityofVirginia.
Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwith“boy-focused”approachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavesharpervision,learnbestthroughtouch,andarephysicallymoreactive,theyneedtobegiven“hands-on”lessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaround.“Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminineandpreferthe