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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?
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,"
(retrievedfromhttp:
//helping.apa.org/daily/goodmh.html)
(658words)
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)
We’vebeentoldforsolongtogetphysicalcheckups,buttakingcareofouremotionalwellbeinghasbeensorelyoverlooked.(p.12)
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