level 6 unit1 part 3
* Depression & Treatment 1
* Depression & Treatment 2
* New Policy of a Company
* Preventing Injuries
* Blood Pressure and Stroke
Depression & Treatment 1
Jack is a psychiatrist which means he treats people who have mental problems.
He has been treating patients for many years and has used a verity of treatments
Sometimes he just listens and talks to patients and sometimes he uses medications
These medications affect the brain in many different ways.
Over the years, Jack found that some patients improved with the treatment while others didn’t improved at all.
In some cases, a patient’s response to the treatment was the opposite of what respected.
Several years ago, he had a young patient who showed him why these treatments didn’t work.
The patient’s name was Bob.
He was 20 years old when he first came to see Jack for help.
The reason he came was that he had attempted to suicide.
If he hadn’t to
Bob was extremely smart and was a student at one of the best university in the world.
However he was often extremely depressed.
Because of his depression he took drags and drunk a lot of alcohol.
It was an overdose of drugs and alcohol that nearly killed him.
His roommate called 911 when he discovered Bob unconscious in their dormitory room
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Once bob recover with discharged from the hospital he took time off from school to get help.
That was when he came to the clinic where Jack practices medicine.
At first Jack attempt to treat Bob with anti-depressed medications
He also use conversation and recommendation to help him to rethink his life and memory.
After a few mouths Bob began to improve, but only moderately.
Though he cooperate with the treatment, he continue to think negatively.
He also continue to go through periods of depression.
As a result he wasn’t able to return to school.
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Had the treatment been sudcfull he probably would have return to school.
After a few mouths Bob began to improve, but only moderately.
Though he cooperate with the treatment, he continue to think negatively.
Depression & Treatment 2
Because the treatment wasn’t working, Jack tried something new.
He decided to use brain scans to look at inside Bob’s brain.
Brain scans are a way to look inside the brain to see how it is functioning.
What the scan showed about bob was crucial.
They show that his brain was damage in the way that nobody had anticipated.
There was significant damage to the front part of his brain.
An injury in this part of brain can contribute to depression and negative feeling.
It can also contribute to feelings of anger and rage.
The fact that his brain was injured and balanced explains why the treatments hadn’t worked.
They had failed because they didn’t address the brain injury.
After discussing the injury with bob and his parents, they conclude that the cause of injury was from playing soccer.
In fact, Jack knew of quite a few soccer players who had suffered head injuries from playing that sport.
Heading a hard soccer ball many times can damage the brain. 🧠
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With this new information, Jack used new medication to treat the injury.
Gradually, bob improved, and after a few month was close to full recovery.
He no longer had any sides of depression and was finally able to return to school.
Ultimately Bob graduated from his university with honors, and entered a famous law school.
From this experience Jack realized that brain imaging had allow him to save Bob’s life.
If he hadn’t been for the scans, bob would have ended up killing him self.
Detecting and treating the injury to the front part of his brain was the key step his treatment.
Jack now believe that the brain scan can be an important tools for phycakyatrist
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New Policy of a Company
We have got a real problem on our hands, we are getting a lot of complaints.
About the propose new policy?
Yes, people think it’s a invasion of privacy
Don’t they agree that regular exercise and staying in shape is good for everyone
Sure they agree, but they don’t think we have the right to use the app to trace how much the exercise
Using the app is the only way to make sure our employees get enough exercise.
This new policy will reduce our health cost and improve productivity which helps every one
That not how they see it. This kind of regulation makes people feel like a robots, they have no freedom anymore.
Requiring every one to ware a smart device like this on their wrist means they have no privacy.
however I don’t see any other way to change people’s habits.
This is just a free reminder .
It’s more than a reminder. It makes things public and puts press on people to meet their requirements.
It will force people to work out even if they don’t want to. There won’t be any choices.
No It doesn’t to be that way. We can still be flexible.
That not the point , people hate the idea that the company know everything they do. It better enough that they have to communicate with each other at night and on weekends.
What if we make the use of the app an option?
If you do that It still puts pressure on people to use it . I think its best that we git rid of this idea. I'm all full standards, but what about freedom and creativity . If we go ahead with this policy I think we will lose some of our best people.
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1,What if we make the use of the app an option?
2, If we go ahead with this policy I think we will lose some of our best people.
3, people hat the idea that the company know everything they do
There are other ways to deal with health issues .
Such as … what ’s your suggestion
Give ext holidays to people who take fever sick days.
No that wouldn’t work. It will put pressure on people to come to work sick and get everyone else to sick too.
If someone is sick, I’d rather than they stay at home.
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1, he would rather have sick people stay at home than work.
2,Give ext holidays to people who take fever sick days.
3, even if it were an options it would still put pressure
Then here is a radical idea. Why not like your department manager handle it
They are the once who decide on promotions and bonuses.
Setting everything in storm in form the policy can be very dangers.
Ok, I will considerate, for now I will give up the idea of using this app.
Please let people know that we are listening to them. We do care about our employees .
I will, I’m sure people will appreciate it . It shows that you have felt them.
Thanks I appreciate that your advice.
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Preventing Injuries
Exercise and certain amount of strenuous physical activity are important for maintaining good health. However, before engaging in them, it’s important to know how to prevent injuries form occurring, especially for athletes and elderly people, Injuries can be minimized by doing a proper warm up. This consists of increasing your heart rate and the blood flow to all parts of your body. A good way to do this is through a series of dynamic stretches, which are done while moving.
Using the proper equipment is essential, especially in contact sports. To protect the head, for example, well-designed helmets can greatly reduce the incidence of concussions. Concussions are caused when the soft, jello-like brain slams into the hard human skull. Research shows that repeated concussions can have serious consequences.
Compression sportswear is another way to reduce the risk of injury, especially muscle injuries. More and more athletes are using them because their use can also speed up muscle recovery when an injury occurs.
Another contributing factor in sports injuries is fatigue. Doctors believe that fatigue is an important warning sign that the body has reached its limit. When fatigued it is more difficult for the body to protect itself. Therefore it’s a good idea to stop an activity at the first sign of fatigue. Rest periods, even for professional athletes, can prevent serious injuries from occurring.
Understanding injuries and the body’s reaction to them can help people cope with the problems that accompany physical exercise. The support and understanding of coaches, teammates and family can be a critical factor in prevention and recovery. Once an injury occurs, it’s too late to prevent it, and recovery can take a long time. For the elderly, a simple fall can be fatal.
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2,Another contributing factor in sports injuries is fatigue
3,For the elderly, a simple fall can be fatal.
Blood Pressure and Stroke
A large international study has found that ten risk factors account for 90 percent of all the risk of stroke. Of that list, five risk factors usually related to lifestyle are responsible for a full 80 percent of stroke risk. According to the researchers these risk factors - are modifiable and can be controlled.
The findings come from a study of 3000 people who had had strokes and an equal number of healthy individuals with no history of stroke. The study also includes a brain scan of all participating stroke survivors, according to the researches. across the board, high blood pressure was the most important factor, accounting for one-third of all stroke risk. Blood pressure, it was noted, plays a major role in both forms of stroke: ischemic, the most common form (caused by blockage of a brain blood vessel), and hemorrhagic or bleeding stroke, in which a blood vessel in the brain bursts.
研究人员对3000名中风患者和同等数量的无中风病史的健康人进行了调查。
Blood pressure is easily measured, and there are lots of treatments. Lifestyle modifications to control it include increasing physical activity and reducing salt intake. The other lifestyle risk factors are modifiable as well. High intake of fish and fruits, for example, is associated with a lower risk of stroke.
Many of the same risk factors have been reported in other studies, but this is the first stroke risk study to include both low- and middle-income participants in developing countries. The study confirms that high blood pressure is the leading cause of stroke in both developing and developed countries. This highlights the need for health authorities in those countries to develop strategies to reduce high blood pressure, salt intake and other risk factors.
