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Put the words in the right order.
1.A traumatic event, acute stress disorder, of, showed, people, signs, after.
2. Have, because of, people, transient amnesia, terrorist attack, the.
3. In their mood, psychological problems, of, a history, with, have, patients, a significant deterioration, noticed.
4. Treatment, of, have their place, the, in, both, post-traumatic, medication, stress disorder, psychotherapy, and.
5. Surviving, incident, after, horrific, the, recalled, is, image, it, the, constantly, of.
Answer the questions.
l. What are the signs of the acute stress disorder?
2. Are there any psychological defense mechanisms during the acute stress disorder?
3. Will it be a good treatment to talk repeatedly about your experience of suffering in traumatic event?
4. Who can be affected by post-traumatic stress disorder?
5. At what time did people feel themselves helpless?
6. When may the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder recur?
7. What kinds of therapy have their places in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder?
8. Is there any debate about the most efficient form of psychotherapy?
9. What are the risks of the traumatic stress?
Match each word in the left-hand column with its definition from the right-hand one.
| Attack | sleeping pills |
| Witnesses | Antidepressants |
| Unresponsive | concern |
| Insomnia | Emotionally |
| traumatic stress | Patients |
| Treatment | Incident |
| Medications | Terrorist |
Fill in the gasp in the text below with the words from the table missing words.
| Have their place; transient; limited; forgotten; offered by; treatment; treated. |
1. They may have ____________amnesia, so that much of the detail of the horror is apparently____________________.
2. Meanwhile, the depressive component of the disorder is __________________ with antidepressants.
3. Both medication and psychotherapy________ in the_________________of post-traumatic stress disorder.
4. Usually no other treatment is needed other than that__________________a good friend's concern and, for a_____________________ time, sleeping pills at night.
DISABILITY
(Part 1)
At some time in our lives we've all been ill or had an accident. In that sense we all know how it feels to be "disabled" for a few days. What's it like to have a full - time disability, though? - To be deaf, blind or paralyzed, for example? How are people in that situation treated by society, and - perhaps even more importantly - how do they want to be treated?
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The Disability Guide Disability comes in many different forms. Some conditions attack the muscles, for example. Others damage the nerves, brain, blood or bones. Here is a short alphabetical guide to just ten "mind and body" disabilities.
Autism:
Autism is caused by a problem in the brain. Autistic people find it difficult to:
Mix with other people.
Express their thoughts and feelings in words.
As a result of these problems they often become frustrated and angry.
Blindness:
Some people lose their sight because of a specific eye disease. Others become blind (or partly blind) through accidents or old age. Help for blind people includes:
Guide dogs.
White sticks.
Books written in a special language of raised dots called Braille.
Cerebral palsy:
About one child in 500 suffers brain damage at birth. The cause is often lack of oxygen. The result is cerebral palsy - a condition that makes it difficult to control the muscles. People with cerebral palsy move in clumsy, jerky way and often cannot talk very clearly.
Cystic fibrosis:
This condition (which is inherited) affects the lungs and digestion. People who suffer from it need to take medicine every day. This helps them to digest their food. They also need to do special exercises. In this way they're able to control their disability and lead largely normal lives.
Deafness:
Like blindness, deafness can have several different causes. Also like blindness, it can be either total or partial. Hearing aids make life easier for the partially deaf. As for people who can't hear at all, they can still understand others by lip - reading and can communicate themselves by using sign,- language.
Down's syndrome:
About one child in 1,000 is born with an extra chromosome. These children have Down's syndrome. They're often very happy, friendly people but they also suffer from mental and physical problems. These include:
Learning difficulties.
A high risk of heart disease.
Epilepsy:
This condition affects one person in 200 and, like cystic fibrosis, it can largely be
controlled by drugs. Largely, but not totally. When someone has an epileptic attack or fit, it's because their brain has suddenly produced more energy than usual. This makes the person fall down, shake violently and sometimes become unconscious. Epileptic fits look frightening, but are rarely dangerous.
Essential vocabulary
disability
alphabetical
jerky
inherited
sign language
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