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psychologyindailylife
UnitTwo:
PsychologyinDailyLife
Apositiveattitudewillhavepositiveresultsbecauseattitudesarecontagious.
ZigZigla
IhadthebluesbecauseIhadnoshoesuntiluponthestreetImetamanwhohadnofeet.
DaleCarnegie
Lovewhatyoudo.Believeinyourinstincts.Andyou’dbetterbeabletopickyourselfupandbrushyourselfoffeveryday.Whilelifeisnotalwaysfair,itismanageable.Itisamatterofattitudeandconfidence.
MarioAndretti
SectionOne:
Pre-reading
Lifehasitsjoysandsorrows.Onceinawhilewemaybedrawnintosomeemotionalconflicts.Inthefaceofroughtimes,arewegoingtodulyresolvetheconflictsandgoaheadorarewegoingtobehopelesslyoverwhelmedandlosedirectionthereafter?
Havingtherightattitudeisagoodanswertoroughtimes.Everyoneisthearchitectofhisownfuture.Thearticlesinthisunithelpusdevelopabetterunderstandingofanimportantsideofourlife:
psychologicalhealth.Beforeyoustartreading,discussthefollowingquestionsinagroup.
Whatkindofpersondoyouthinkyouare?
Areyoubasicallyanoptimistorapessimist?
Howmuchdoyouapproveofyourownbehavior?
What,inyouropinion,isemotionalhealth?
Whatarethebasicqualitiesdemonstratedbyemotionallyhealthypeopleinourculture?
Howdoyoucopewithanxietyandanger?
Howwelldoyouacceptyourvulnerabilityandconvinceyourselfthatyoucansurviveandgrowinspiteofloss?
Arethereconnectionsbetweenpersonalityandabilitytocopewithstress?
Explain.
Ifyouarenotabletowork,study,orpursuepersonalactivitiesproductivelyandhappily,willyoutakemeasurestomakechanges?
Explain.
SectionTwo:
In-reading
ReadingOne
Let’sstartbyreadinganarticlethatstatestheimportanceofgoodemotionalhealthandtheimportanceofseekingprofessionalhelptofosterbalancedemotionalhealthinlife.
HowtoAchieveGoodMentalHealth
MostAmericansbelievethatgoodemotionalhealthisjustasimportantasgoodphysicalhealth.Infact,inasurveyconductedin1996,theAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA)foundthat84percentofAmericansfeelpsychologicalhealthisimportantforoverallgoodhealth.
Thesurveyalsofoundsomedisturbingnews–47percentofAmericansdon'tknowwhenit'sappropriatetoseeamentalhealthprofessionaland68percentdon'tknowhowtofindamentalhealthprofessionaltohelpthem.
Peoplemayneedprofessionalhelptomaintaingoodpsychologicalhealthinmuchthesamewaythatyouneedadentisttoexamineatoothache,aphysiciantosetabrokenbone,andalawyertoanswerlegalquestions.
"Oneofthewaystoachievegoodmentalhealthistotalktopeopleyoutrustaboutwhat'sbotheringyou,"saidDorothyCantor,Psy.D.,formerpresidentoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation."Trynottoturnabaddayintoamajorcatastrophe–weallhavebaddaysonceinawhile.But,iftimepassesandyou'restillfeelingoverwhelmedbyproblemsinyourlife,evenafteryouhavetalkedtopeoplewhoyoulove,admireandtrust,thenperhapsit'stimetotalktoamentalhealthprofessional."
Whenyouhaveaquestionaboutyouremotionalhealth,psychologistscanbeagreatresource.Psychologistshavethenecessarybackgroundandeducationtohelpyouresolveyourproblemsandhelpyoufindsolutionsyoumaynothaveknownexisted.
Aftergraduationfromcollege,psychologistsspendanaverageofsevenyearsingraduateeducationtrainingandresearchbeforereceivingadoctoraldegree.Aspartoftheirprofessionaltraining,theymustcompleteasupervisedclinicalinternshipinahospitalororganizedhealthsettingandatleastoneyearofpost-doctoralsupervisedexperiencebeforetheycanpracticeindependentlyinanyhealthcarearena.
AccordingtoDr.Cantor,learningtotalkaboutyourproblemsandconcernsisanimportantpartoftakinggoodcareofyourselfandmaintaininggoodpsychologicalhealth.
"Whenyouhavegoodemotionalhealth,you'reabletoexperiencefeelings,sharethemappropriatelyandnotbeoverwhelmedbythem.Thatdoesn'tmeanyoucanneverbeangryorsad.Itmeansfindingabalanceandexpressingyourfeelingsappropriately,"saidDr.Cantor.
Goodpsychologicalhealthmeanshavingthementalenergytofunctionwellathome,atworkandatplay."Itmeansbeingabletoeat,sleepandrelaxwithoutfeelinganxious,depressedorworried,"shesaid.
Howtomaintaingoodmentalhealth
Inadditiontotakingcareofyourlovedonesandyourcareer,itisimportantthatyoutakecareofyourself."Findtimetodothingsyouenjoy–thingsthatyou'repassionateabout.Spendtimeexercisingandeatingwell,"suggestedDr.Cantor.
Shewarnsthatwhenyouputyourselflastontheprioritylist,you'renotgoingtobeabletomaintaingoodpsychologicalhealth."Insomeinstances,womenputthemselveslowontheprioritylistanddon'ttakecareofthemselves.Theybecomemoreconcernedwithtakingcareofeveryoneelseandtheymayforgetaboutthemselves.Men,ontheotherhand,haveatendencytoignoresignalsthatsomethingisdistressingthemandtypicallywon'ttalkabouttheirproblems.”
Goodpsychologicalhealthvs.goodphysicalhealth
Psychologicalhealthaffectsphysicalhealth."We'vebeentoldforsolongtogetphysicalcheckups,buttakingcareofouremotionalwellbeinghasbeensorelyoverlooked,"shesaid."Weare'whole'people–wholeinthesensethatourmindsandbodiesareconnected.Ifweonlytakecareofourphysicalwell-beingandnotouremotionalwell-being,itcouldcomebacktohauntus."
"Whenwe'redoingthethingsthatenableustohavegoodemotionalhealth,we'refarmorelikelytomaintainboththelevelofphysicalandemotionalhealthweneed.Wefeelenergeticandmoreproductiveathomeandatwork,"saidDr.Cantor.
(retrievedfromhttp:
//helping.apa.org/daily/goodmh.html)
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WordsinFocus
conduct(v.)
Whenyouconductanactivityortask,youorganizeitandcarryitout.
psychological(adj.)
Psychologicalqualities,effects,etc.concernaperson’smindandthoughtsratherthan,forexample,theirbodyorthesocialoreconomicaspectsoftheirlife.
association(n.)
Anassociationisagroupofpeoplewhohavejoinedtogetherbecausetheyhaveacommonoccupation,aim,orinterest.
overall(adj.)
Overallisusedtodescribeasituationingeneral,includingeverythingbutnotconsideringthedetails.
catastrophe(n.)
Acatastropheisanextremelybadthingthathappenstoyou,whichyoucandonothingtoavoid.
overwhelm(v.)
Ifsomethingoverwhelmsyou,itmakesyoufeelcompletelyhelpless,astonished,orembarrassed.
supervise(v.)
Ifyousupervisesomeone,youensurethattheybehavecorrectlyorthattheydoataskproperly.
clinical(adj.)
Clinicalwork,teaching,etc.relatestothedirectmedicalobservationandtreatmentofpatientsratherthantotheoreticalresearch.
internship(n.)
Aninternissomeonewhohascompletedorisabouttocompletetheirstudiesasamedicalstudentandwhoisbeingtrainedasadoctorinahospitalundersupervision.Onecanalsobeaninternincertainnon-medicalfields.Aninternshipisthepositionheldbyanintern,ortheperiodoftimewhensomeoneisanintern.
arena(n.)
Aparticulararenaisthecentreofactivityorofattentioninaparticularsituationorcontext,especiallyonewherealotofargumenttakesplace.
priority(n.)
Somethingthatisaprioritymustbedone,dealtwith,orprovidedassoonaspossible.
tendency(n.)
Atendencyisapartofyourcharacterthatmakesyoubehaveinaparticularway.Ifyouhaveatendencytobeshy,thismeansthatyouareusuallynaturallyshy,unlessyoudosomethingtochangeyourbehavior.
haunt(v.)
Ifsomethingunpleasanthauntsyou,youkeepthinkingaboutitoveralongperiodof
time.
CheckyourComprehension
Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthetext.
Whattrainingdoesapsychologistneedtoreceivebeforeshe/hecanpracticeindependentlyinthehealthcarearena?
Whyisgoodpsychologicalhealthimportantaccordingtothisarticle?
WhatdomostAmericansdowhentheyneedhelptocopewithmentalconflicts?
WhatdoesDr.Cantorsuggestpeopleshoulddotomaintaingoodmentalhealth?
Whataretheconnectionsbetweenpsychologicalhealthandphysicalhealth?
Whataretheproblemsformenandwomenrespectivelyregardingtheirpsychologicalhealthtendencies?
CheckYourVocabulary
Thefollowingsentencescontainkeywordsandphrasesfromthepassage.Paraphrasethesentencesbelowwithaspecialfocusontheitalicizedpartstoshowthatyouunderstandtheirmeaning.
Whenyouhaveaquestionaboutyouremotionalhealth,psychologistscanbeagreatresource.(p.5)
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Itmeansfindingabalanceandexpressingyourfeelingsappropriately.(p.8)
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Insomeinstances,womenputthemselveslowontheprioritylistanddon’ttakecareofthemselves.(p.11)
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We’vebeentoldforsolongtogetphysicalcheckups,buttakingcareofouremotionalwellbeinghasbeensorelyoverlooked.(p.12)
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