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TED英语演讲稿如何跟压力做朋友演讲稿doc

TED英语演讲稿：

如何跟压力做朋友_演讲稿

　　压力大，怎么办?

压力会让你心跳加速、呼吸加快、额头冒汗!

当压力成为全民健康公敌时，有研究显示只有当你与压力为敌时，它才会危害你的健康。

心理学家KellyMcGonigal从积极的一面分析压力，教你如何使压力变成你的朋友!

　　Stress.Itmakesyourheartpound,yourbreathingquickenandyourforeheadsweat.Butwhilestresshasbeenmadeintoapublichealthenemy,newresearchsuggeststhatstressmayonlybebadforyouifyoubelievethattobethecase.PsychologistKellyMcGonigalurgesustoseestressasapositive,andintroducesustoanunsungmechanismforstressreduction:

reachingouttoothers.

　　KellyMcGonigaltranslatesacademicresearchintopracticalstrategiesforhealth,happinessandpersonalsuccess.

　　Whyyoushouldlistentoher：

　　StanfordUniversitypsychologistKellyMcGonigalisaleaderinthegrowingfieldof“science-help.”Throughbooks,articles,coursesandworkshops,McGonigalworkstohelpusunderstandandimplementthelatestscientificfindingsinpsychology,neuroscienceandmedicine.

　　Straddlingtheworldsofresearchandpractice,McGonigalholdspositionsinboththeStanfordGraduateSchoolofBusinessandtheSchoolofMedicine.Hermostrecentbook,TheWillpowerInstinct,exploresthelatestresearchonmotivation,temptationandprocrastination,aswellaswhatittakestotransformhabits,persevereatchallengesandmakeasuccessfulchange.

　　Sheisnowresearchinganewbookaboutthe"upsideofstress,"whichwilllookatbothwhystressisgoodforus,andwhatmakesusgoodatstress.Inherwords:

"Theoldunderstandingofstressasaunhelpfulrelicofouranimalinstinctsisbeingreplacedbytheunderstandingthatstressactuallymakesussociallysmart--it'swhatallowsustobefullyhuman."

　　Ihaveaconfessiontomake,butfirst,Iwantyoutomakealittleconfessiontome.Inthepastyear,Iwantyoutojustraiseyourhand

　　ifyou'veexperiencedrelativelylittlestress.Anyone?

　　Howaboutamoderateamountofstress?

　　Whohasexperiencedalotofstress?

Yeah.Metoo.

　　Butthatisnotmyconfession.Myconfessionisthis:

Iamahealthpsychologist,andmymissionistohelppeoplebehappierandhealthier.ButIfearthatsomethingI'vebeenteachingforthelast10yearsisdoingmoreharmthangood,andithastodowithstress.ForyearsI'vebeentellingpeople,stressmakesyousick.Itincreasestheriskofeverythingfromthecommoncoldtocardiovasculardisease.Basically,I'veturnedstressintotheenemy.ButIhavechangedmymindaboutstress,andtoday,Iwanttochangeyours.

　　Letmestartwiththestudythatmademerethinkmywholeapproachtostress.Thisstudytracked30,000adultsintheUnitedStatesforeightyears,andtheystartedbyaskingpeople,"Howmuchstresshaveyouexperiencedinthelastyear?

"Theyalsoasked,"Doyoubelievethatstressisharmfulforyourhealth?

"Andthentheyusedpublicdeathrecordstofindoutwhodied.

　　（Laughter）

　　Okay.Somebadnewsfirst.Peoplewhoexperiencedalotofstressinthepreviousyearhada43percentincreasedriskofdying.Butthatwasonlytrueforthepeoplewhoalsobelievedthatstressisharmfulforyourhealth.（Laughter）Peoplewhoexperiencedalotofstressbutdidnotviewstressasharmfulwerenomorelikelytodie.Infact,theyhadthelowestriskofdyingofanyoneinthestudy,includingpeoplewhohadrelativelylittlestress.

　　Nowtheresearchersestimatedthatovertheeightyearstheyweretrackingdeaths,182,000Americansdiedprematurely,notfromstress,butfromthebeliefthatstressisbadforyou.（Laughter）Thatisover20,000deathsayear.Now,ifthatestimateiscorrect,thatwouldmakebelievingstressisbadforyouthe15thlargestcauseofdeathintheUnitedStateslastyear,killingmorepeoplethanskincancer,HIV/AIDSandhomicide.

　　（Laughter）

　　Youcanseewhythisstudyfreakedmeout.HereI'vebeenspendingsomuchenergytellingpeoplestressisbadforyourhealth.

　　Sothisstudygotmewondering:

Canchanginghowyouthinkaboutstressmakeyouhealthier?

Andherethesciencesaysyes.Whenyouchangeyourmindaboutstress,youcanchangeyourbody'sresponsetostress.

　　Nowtoexplainhowthisworks,Iwantyoualltopretendthatyouareparticipantsinastudydesignedtostressyouout.It'scalledthesocialstresstest.Youcomeintothelaboratory,andyou'retoldyouhavetogiveafive-minuteimpromptuspeechonyourpersonalweaknessestoapanelofexpertevaluatorssittingrightinfrontofyou,andtomakesureyoufeelthepressure,therearebrightlightsandacamerainyourface,kindoflikethis.Andtheevaluatorshavebeentrainedtogiveyoudiscouraging,non-verbalfeedbacklikethis.

　　（Laughter）

　　Nowthatyou'resufficientlydemoralized,timeforparttwo:

amathtest.Andunbeknownsttoyou,theexperimenterhasbeentrainedtoharassyouduringit.Nowwe'regoingtoalldothistogether.It'sgoingtobefun.Forme.

　　Okay.Iwantyoualltocountbackwardsfrom996inincrementsofseven.You'regoingtodothisoutloudasfastasyoucan,startingwith996.Go!

Audience:

（Counting）Gofaster.Fasterplease.You'regoingtooslow.Stop.Stop,stop,stop.Thatguymadeamistake.Wearegoingtohavetostartalloveragain.（Laughter）You'renotverygoodatthis,areyou?

Okay,soyougettheidea.Now,ifyouwereactuallyinthisstudy,you'dprobablybealittlestressedout.Yourheartmightbepounding,youmightbebreathingfaster,maybebreakingoutintoasweat.Andnormally,weinterpretthesephysicalchangesasanxietyorsignsthatwearen'tcopingverywellwiththepressure.

　　Butwhatifyouviewedtheminsteadassignsthatyourbodywasenergized,waspreparingyoutomeetthischallenge?

NowthatisexactlywhatparticipantsweretoldinastudyconductedatHarvardUniversity.Beforetheywentthroughthesocialstresstest,theyweretaughttorethinktheirstressresponseashelpful.Thatpoundingheartispreparingyouforaction.Ifyou'rebreathingfaster,it'snoproblem.It'sgettingmoreoxygentoyourbrain.Andparticipantswholearnedtoviewthestressresponseashelpfulfortheirperformance,well,theywerelessstressedout,lessanxious,moreconfident,butthemostfascinatingfindingtomewashowtheirphysicalstressresponsechanged.Now,inatypicalstressresponse,yourheartrategoesup,andyourbloodvesselsconstrictlikethis.Andthisisoneofthereasonsthatchronicstressissometimesassociatedwithcardiovasculardisease.It'snotreallyhealthytobeinthisstateallthetime.Butinthestudy,whenparticipantsviewedtheirstressresponseashelpful,theirbloodvesselsstayedrelaxedlikethis.Theirheartwasstillpounding,butthisisamuchhealthiercardiovascularprofile.Itactuallylooksalotlikewhathappensinmomentsofjoyandcourage.Overalifetimeofstressfulexperiences,thisonebiologicalchangecouldbethedifferencebetweenastress-inducedheartattackatage50andlivingwellintoyour90s.Andthisisreallywhatthenewscienceofstressreveals,thathowyouthinkaboutstressmatters.

　　Somygoalasahealthpsychologisthaschanged.Inolongerwanttogetridofyourstress.Iwanttomakeyoubetteratstress.Andwejustdidalittleintervention.Ifyouraisedyourhandandsaidyou'dhadalotofstressinthelastyear,wecouldhavesavedyourlife,becausehopefullythenexttimeyourheartispoundingfromstress,you'regoingtorememberthistalkandyou'regoingtothinktoyourself,thisismybodyhelpingmerisetothischallenge.Andwhenyouviewstressinthatway,yourbodybelievesyou,andyourstressresponsebecomeshealthier.

　　NowIsaidIhaveoveradecadeofdemonizingstresstoredeemmyselffrom,sowearegoingtodoonemoreintervention.Iwanttotellyouaboutoneofthemostunder-appreciatedaspectsofthestressresponse,andtheideaisthis:

Stressmakesyousocial.

　　Tounderstandthissideofstress,weneedtotalkaboutahormone,oxytocin,andIknowoxytocinhasalreadygottenasmuchhypeasahormonecanget.Itevenhasitsowncutenickname,thecuddlehormone,becauseit'sreleasedwhenyouhugsomeone.Butthisisaverysmallpartofwhatoxytocinisinvolvedin.Oxytocinisaneuro-hormone.Itfine-tunesyourbrain'ssocialinstincts.Itprimesyoutodothingsthatstrengthencloserelationships.Oxytocinmakesyoucravephysicalcontactwithyourfriendsandfamily.Itenhancesyourempathy.Itevenmakesyoumorewillingtohelpandsupportthepeopleyoucareabout.Somepeoplehaveevensuggestedweshouldsnortoxytocintobecomemorecompassionateandcaring.Buthere'swhatmostpeopledon'tunderstandaboutoxytocin.It'sastresshormone.Yourpituitaryglandpumpsthisstuffoutaspartofthestressresponse.It'sasmuchapartofyourstressresponseastheadrenalinethatmakesyourheartpound.Andwhenoxytocinisreleasedinthestressresponse,itismotivatingyoutoseeksupport.Yourbiologicalstressresponseisnudgingyoutotellsomeonehowyoufeelinsteadofbottlingitup.Yourstressresponsewantstomakesureyounoticewhensomeoneelseinyourlifeisstrugglingsothatyoucansupporteachother.Whenlifeisdifficult,yourstressresponsewantsyoutobesurroundedbypeoplewhocareaboutyou.

　　Okay,sohowisknowingthissideofstressgoingtomakeyouhealthier?

Well,oxytocindoesn'tonlyactonyourbrain.Italsoactsonyourbody,andoneofitsmainrolesinyourbodyistoprotectyourcardiovascularsystemfromtheeffectsofstress.It'sanaturalanti-inflammatory.Italsohelpsyourbloodvesselsstayrelaxedduringstress.Butmyfavoriteeffectonthebodyisactuallyontheheart.Yourhearthasreceptorsforthishormone,andoxytocinhelpsheartcellsregenerateandhealfromanystress-inducedd