1、Audio-Visual-Oral English for Contemporary MedicineHealth Promotion 当代医学英语视听说教程Unit 12 Coping with DepressionSection A Pre-audio-visual TasksTask 1 Glossary PreviewGet familiar with the words and expressions listed below, and then complete each of the following sentences with a proper word from the
2、list.adolescent n.depressed adj.recovery n.seek medical treatment Preventive Services Task Forcereality n.parenting n.populated adj.apt to adj.psychiatrist n.moody adj.spell n.susceptible to unprecedented adj.take aback grief-stricken adj.spouse n.checklist n.American Psychiatric Associationlethargi
3、c adj.fatigue n.suicidal adj.poll v.trauma n.misdiagnose v.counselor n.grieve v.prevalent adj. 青少年抑郁的，沮丧的（身体的）恢复，康复就医（美国）预防服务工作组真实情况，实际情形养育子女人口众多的易于精神病医生，精神病专家喜怒无常的一阵，一段短暂时间易感的前所未有的，空前的使吃惊，使惊呆极度忧伤的配偶清单美国精神病学会昏睡的，没精打采的疲劳，疲倦自杀的对进行民意调查创伤；外伤误诊顾问使伤心，使悲伤流行的，普遍的1. The biological species on Earth is disappe
4、aring at an unprecedented rate.2. If someone is moody, they are often unfriendly because they feel angry or unhappy.3. Researchers are carrying out a poll to find out what people think about depression.4. Her initial symptoms include loss of appetite, general fatigue, and dark urine.5. The book conf
5、ronts the harsh social and political realities of the world today.6. Osteoporosis is more prevalent in women than in men.7. Shes been very depressed and upset about this whole situation.8. People need time to grieve after the death of a family member.9. Pete was so depressed after his girlfriend lef
6、t him that I actually thought he was suicidal.10. African Americans are more apt to / susceptible to get sickle-cell anemia.11. In many cases, doctors misdiagnose patients or give them the wrong treatment or not enough treatment.12. A psychiatrist is a doctor who treats people suffering from mental
7、illness.13. Two of the glands most extensively concerned with the response to trauma are the pituitary and adrenals.14. In fact heavy meal or one loaded with carbohydrates can do you feel sluggish and lethargic.15. The patient was discharged from hospital after his complete recovery.Task 2 Pair-work
8、 Discussion Write down three questions you find interesting to explore on the topic “Fighting Depression”. The first two questions are given as a prompt. Discuss briefly each of them with your deskmates.1. What situations or events in ones life may cause a person to be depressed?2. Have you even bee
9、n depressed by terrible events in recent years?3. _4. _5. _Section B Audio-visual TasksTask 3 Spot Dictation Listen to a passage three times and while listening, you are to put the missing word in each numbered blank according to what you hear. The World Health Organization says more than 120 millio
10、n people worldwide suffer from depression. But many people may not know it can start at a young age. In the United States, for example, health officials (1) estimate that about five percent of adolescents are depressed.Depression is a medical condition that causes (2) intense feelings of sadness. De
11、pression interferes with daily life.Common signs of depression are lack of (3) energy, loss of interest in things you once enjoyed, difficulty thinking, problems sleeping or eating and thoughts of death. Depression also can be (4) hidden by physical problems such as headache, back pain, and (5) stom
12、ach sickness.Often, people suffering depression do not realize their feelings of sadness are due to a medical condition. They do not (6) seek medical treatment.Medical experts say depression can affect anyone. There is no way to (7) prevent it. However, the disease can be treated successfully. The s
13、ooner an affected person gets medical help, the better the chances of a quick and full (8) recovery.Depression is a common illness in the United States. It affects about 20 million adults. However, as many as (9) two-thirds of them do not seek medical treatment for depression.The Preventive Services
14、 Task Force (10) recently published a study that says doctors should test all adult patients for depression during (11) normal office visits. Medical experts say patients can be successfully treated for depression with medicines or by talking with a trained (12) professional who treats mental disord
15、ers.Task 4 Short Answer Questions Listen to a passage “Dealing with Depression” twice. While listening, you are to give an answer as short as possible to each of the questions below.1. How many Americans suffer major depression at some point in their lives? More than 30 million.2. Which groups of pe
16、ople have the highest rates of depression?Women, poor and less-educated people.3. What aspects of lives can be affected by depression?Jobs, marriage, and parenting.4. Why does depression often go untreated?Because it is often difficult to recognize.5. Why do many depressed people avoid treatment? Be
17、cause they dont want others know.Task 5 Sentence Dictation Listen to each sentence, repeat it aloud, listen to it again, and then write down the whole sentence on the space provided. You will listen to each sentence for a third time to have a check.1. Major depression is now the number one cause of
18、disability in the general population across the world.2. Poor people and less-educated people have among the highest rates of depression.3. Women have a 56 percent greater chance then men to become depressed at some time in their life.4. Yet many people still avoid treatment because they do not want
19、 others to know they are depressed.5. Doctors who do not have special training in mental health may not recognize the signs or do enough to treat them.Task 6 Recognizing Details Watch a video clip “Treating Depression” twice and decide whether each of the statements below is TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)._T
20、_F_F_F_T_F_F_1. New numbers show that about 10% Americans are taking antidepressants.2. Middle-aged men are two and a half times as likely to be on antidepressants as women.3. About half of the women aged between 40 and 59 are on antidepressants.4. Maria Garay, a housewife with two children, is seve
21、rely depressed.5. Doctors are not sure why depression strikes women more often than men.6. Women are less likely to seek medical treatment for depression than men.7. There is clear scientific evidence that hormones and life pressures make women more susceptible to depression.Task 7 Overall Comprehen
22、sion Watch a video clip “Are You Really Depressed” twice and choose the best answer to each of the questions below.1. How often do millions of Americans suffer from depression?A) Once in a while in their lives. B) At least once in their lives.C) Once a year in their lives. D) More than once a year.2
23、. Researchers were very surprised by their own findings because _.A) a quarter of Americans who appear to be depressed might not beB) a quarter of Americans suffers from depression once a yearC) Americans who are depressed are likely to be grief-strickenD) Americans who suffer from depression might
24、be behaving normally3. Which of the following questions is not included in the checklist to diagnose patients?A) “Do you have lack of interest?”B) “Do you have loss of appetite?”C) “Do you have suicidal thoughts?”D) “Do you have a family history?”4. What did researchers find when they polled over th
25、ousands of checklists?A) Most of the clinical diagnoses are incorrect.B) Few of the patients are dealing with trauma.C) A significant number of cases are misdiagnosed.D) The checklists are too complex to be used clinically.5. Although the checklists are too broad, many doctors think that _. A) there
26、 are many patients who need helpB) there is no possibility of misdiagnosisC) more patients are to be labeled clinicallyD) the checklists need be revised clinicallyKey to Task 7 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. A Section C Follow-up Oral TasksTask 8 Listening & Interpretation Listen to the five sentences twice
27、 and interpret each into Chinese.1. Depression is a medical condition that causes intense feelings of sadness. Often, people suffering depression do not realize their feelings of sadness are due to a medical condition.2. Common signs of depression are lack of energy, loss of interest in things you o
28、nce enjoyed, difficulty thinking, problems sleeping or eating and thoughts of death.3. The disease can be treated successfully. The sooner an affected person gets medical help, the better the chances of a quick and full recovery.4. The experts say interventions such as employee assistance programs a
29、nd groups that help people deal with depression are ways to help.5. Patients can be successfully treated for depression with medicines or by talking with a trained professional who treats mental disorders.抑郁症是一种引起强烈感情的悲伤病情。通常，患了抑郁症的人没有意识到悲伤的感觉是由病情造成的。抑郁症通常的症状是缺乏精神、对事物失去曾享有过的兴趣、思考困难、睡眠或饮食发生问题以及要死的想法。
30、抑郁症可以成功得到治疗。受影响的人得到医疗越早，快速和完全康复的机会越好。专家说，员工援助计划和帮助人们应对抑郁症的援助团体这类干预措施，是有助的方式。用药物或与训练有素的治疗精神疾病的专业人员交谈，患者可以成功地治疗抑郁症。Task 9 Oral Presentation and Discussion The following questions are topics either for group discussion or for a two-minute oral presentation.1. What two or three most interesting things h
31、ave you learned from this unit?2. What are the possible causes of depression?3. Which age group of people is more likely to suffer from depression? Why?4. Have you ever had the experience of feeling depressed? How do you deal with the situation?5. Why is there a gender difference in the depression rate?13
