Audio-visual-oral English Course of Contemporary Medicine 当代医学英语视听说教程
Unit 11
Stress Management
Section A Pre-audio-visual Tasks
Task 1 Glossary Preview
Get familiar with the words and expressions listed below, and then match the meaning description or synonym with a proper word or expression in the list.
unavoidable adj. productive adj. stressful adj. uncontrollable adj. forgetful adj. genetics n. chronic adj. imbalance n. max n. deadline n. psychologist n. mobilize v. motivate v. heighten v. adrenalin n. trigger v. delicate adj. overstress v. buster n. curb v. fragile adj. tanking adj. impending adj. layoff n. executive n. acute bout of boost v. therapist n. hip pain take a toll on fertility n. asthma n. vice versa therapeutic adj. restrict v. shallowly adv. posture n. blackberry n. exhale v. fog v. exacerbate v. | 不可避免的 有生产能力的 有压力的 难以控制的 健忘的 遗传学 慢性的 失衡 最大化 最后期限 心理学家 动员，组织 驱使，激发…的兴趣 提高，加强 肾上腺素 引发，触发 精致的；微妙的 施加过多压力 消除方法 抑制，限制，约束 易碎的，易损的 损失惨重的 即将发生的，迫在眉睫的 解雇 行政人员，经理，董事 急性发作 增强，促进 师 髋关节疼痛 对…造成损失、毁坏 生育力 哮喘 反之亦然 的，具有疗效的 抑制，限制 浅地，浅显地 姿势，姿态 黑莓 呼气 用雾气笼罩 恶化，加剧 |
1. to limit the movements or actions of someone, or to limit something and reduce its size or prevent it from increasing 2. to cause something to become higher or more intense 3. easily damaged, broken or harmed 4. way in which a person holds himself as he stands, walks or sits 5. being about to occur; going to happen soon 6. to cause somebody to become ready for service or action 7. lack of balance or proportion 8. chronic allergic illness causing wheezing and difficulty in breathing 9. specialist in a particular therapy 10. (especially of a disease) lasting for a long time and continually recurring 11. of the art of healing or the cure of disease 12. the other way round; with the terms or conditions revered 13. hormone produced by the adrenal glands that increases the heart rate and stimulates the nervous system, causing a feeling of excitement 14. making you feel worried and nervous; causing mental or emotional stress 15. set an action or a process in sudden motion; be the cause of sudden reaction 16. study of the ways in which characteristics are passed from parents to their offspring 17. to cause somebody to act in a particular way; inspire 18. dismissal of a worker, usually for a short time 19. to breathe out; to emit breath or vapor 20. in the habit of forgetting; likely to forget | restrict heighten fragile posture impending mobilize imbalance asthma therapist chronic therapeutic vice versa adrenalin stressful trigger genetics motivate layoff exhale forgetful |
Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
Ponder over the following questions and discuss briefly each of them with your deskmates.
1. What is stress?
2. What life events may cause stress?
3. What do you think of those stressors?
4. In what sense is stress good for us?
5. What advice would you offer to deal with stress?
Section B Audio-visual Tasks
Task 3 Spot Dictation
Listen to a passage three times and while listening, you are to put the missing w
ord in each numbered blank according to what you hear.
Stress affects everybody every day. It is your body’s reaction to physical, chemical, emotional or environmental influences. Some stress is (1) and may even be good for us. Stress can keep our bodies and minds strong. It gives us the push we need to react to an (2) situation. Some people say it makes them more productive at work and gives them more energy.
Too much stress, however, can be harmful. It may make an (3) health problem worse. Or it can lead to illness if a person is at risk for the condition. For example, your body reacts to (4) situations by raising your blood pressure and making your heart work harder. This is especially dangerous is you already have heart or (5) disease or high blood pressure. Stress is more likely to be harmful if you feel (6) to deal with the problem or situation that causes the stress.
Anything you see as a problem can cause stress. It can be caused by everyday situations or by (7) problems. Stress results when something causes your body to a
ct as if it were under attack. (8) of stress can be physical, such as injury or illness. Or they can be mental, such as problems with your family, job, health or (9) . Many visits to doctors are for conditions related to stress.
The tension of stress can interfere with sleep or cause (10) anger or sadness. A person may become more forgetful or find it harder to (11) . Losing one’s sense of humor is another sign of an unhealthy amount of stress.
Stress can lead to many other health problems if people try to (12) it by smoking, drinking alcohol, taking drugs, or by eating more or less than normal.
Task 4 Note-taking
Listen to a passage “Personality and Stress” twice. While listening, you are to take notes according to the cues given below.
1. The concept of personality:
2. Characteristics of “Type A” personality:
react to啥意思3. Characteristics of “Type B” personality:
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