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1、Psychology in Daily Life,Unit 2,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,
2、 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 dont know what I feel.,I sometimes feel like I am being taken over by my emotions and that I cant control how I b
3、ehave.,I try very hard to be positive about life but somehow negative feelings keep on seeping back.,Pre-reading Questions,What, in your opinion, is emotional health?,What kind of people are most likely to become emotionally healthy?,Emotional wellbeing is about how we feel, think and behave. Nobody
4、 feels blissfully happy, thinks positive thoughts and behaves sensibly all the time - but if youre in a generally good state of mind, its much easier to enjoy life. (From BBC Mental health),People with good emotional health are in control of their thoughts, feelings and behaviors.,They feel positive
5、 about themselves and have good relationships.,They can keep their problems in perspective.,They have both self-awareness and self-control.,Pre-reading Expressions,Expressions that are likely to be used to talk about emotional health:,a mental anguish / conflict / illness / process,undergo great har
6、dships / unpleasant experiences / radical changes,master (govern) ones temper / feeling / passion / anger / fear,curb ones anger / feeling/ energy,air (give air to ) ones indignation / trouble / complaint,brim over with tears / happiness / high spirit,expand (broaden / enlarge / widen) ones mental h
7、orizon,enhance ones confidence / self-worth / self-esteem,increase (extend, lengthen, shorten) the expectation of life / the span of life,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.,e
8、ngage in activities that shift your attention away from yourself.,Accept your vulnerability and convince yourself that you can survive and grow despite your loss.,Moderate your competitive feelings so that youre not constantly going forth to do battle with work, play, or other people.,Understand rea
9、lity and deal with it constructively.,Make a schedule for yourself for the day so that you can structure your activities toward some productive end.,Adapt to reasonable demands for change.,Psychology in Daily Life Reading One,Unit 2,Reading One Check your comprehension,Answer the following questions
10、 with the information from the text.,What training does a psychologist need to receive before he / she can practice independently in any health car arena?,The training that a psychologist needs to undergo includes an average of seven years of graduate study for a doctoral degree, a supervised clinic
11、al internship and at least one year of post-doctoral supervised experience.,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.,Reading One Check you
12、r 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?,The survey revealed that 47 percent of Americans dont know when its appropriate to see a mental health profession
13、al and 68 percent dont know how to find a mental health professional to help them.,What does Dr. Cantor suggest people should do to maintain good mental health?,According to Dr. Cantor, learning to talk about ones problems and concerns is an important part of taking good care of oneself and maintain
14、ing good psychological health.,Reading One Check your comprehension,Answer the following questions with the information from the text.,What are the connections between psychological health and physical health?,If one has good emotional health, he is more likely to maintain both the level of physical
15、 health and emotional health he needs.,What are the problems for men and women respectively regarding their maintenance of psychological health?,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 menta
16、l problems and seldom talk about their sufferings.,Reading One Check your vocabulary,Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts.,When you have a question about your emotional health, psychologists can be a great resource.,When you want to ask about your emotional health, psychologist are the right person to be consulted.,It means finding a balance and expressing your feelings appropriately.,It means developing emotional stability to avoid going
