Selasa, 05 Juni 2012
the 10th article (Why Some (And Only Some) Friends Stick)
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Why Some (And Only Some) Friends Stick
Once a
friendship is established through self-disclosure and reciprocity, the glue
that binds is intimacy. According to Fehr's research, people in successful
same-sex friendships seem to possess a well-developed, intuitive understanding of the give and take of intimacy. "Those who
know what to say in response to another person's self-disclosure are more
likely to develop satisfying friendships," she says. Hefty helpings of
emotional expressiveness and unconditional support are ingredients here,
followed by acceptance, loyalty, and trust. Our friends are there for us
through thick and thin, but rarely cross the line: A friend with too many
opinions about our wardrobe, our partner, or our taste in movies and art may
not be a friend for long.
When someone
embodies the rules—instinctually—their friendships are abundant indeed. Kathy
is one of my oldest friends; we were roommates in graduate school and have been
through cross-country moves, divorces, deaths, and births together. Her ability
to be a friend shines during a lousy breakup. She knows when to listen and make
sympathetic sounds, when to act good and outraged at your ex's bad behavior,
when to give you a hug, and when to tell you to stop obsessing and enjoy a
glass of wine. She knows when to offer you her couch. It's this responsiveness
that accounts for her having more friends than anyone I know—certainly more
than the five our mothers told us we were lucky to be able to count on one hand
over the course of a lifetime.
LIST OF
VOCABULARY:
· Friendship : persahabatan
· Reciprocity : timbal balik
· Intimacy : keintiman
· Intuitive : intuitif
· Expressiveness : ekspresi
· Acceptance : penerimaan
· Instinctually : naluriah
· Abundant : berlimpah
· Behavior : perilaku
· Ability : kemampuan
Complete the paragraph below based on the text!
Once a
friendship is................(1)through
self-disclosure and reciprocity, the glue that binds is intimacy. According to
Fehr's research, people in successful same-sex ……………(2) seem to possess a well-developed, intuitive understanding of the give and take of intimacy. "Those who
know what to say in response to another person's self-disclosure are more
likely to ……………(3) satisfying friendships," she
says. Hefty helpings of emotional expressiveness and unconditional support are
ingredients here, followed by acceptance, loyalty, and trust. Our friends are
there for us through thick and thin, but rarely …………(4) the line: A friend with too many opinions about our
wardrobe, our partner, or our taste in movies and art may not be a friend for
long.
When someone
embodies the rules—instinctually—their friendships are……………….(5) indeed. Kathy is one of my oldest friends; we were
roommates in graduate school and have been through cross-country moves,
divorces,………….(6), and births together. Her ability
to be a friend shines during a lousy breakup. She knows when to listen and make
sympathetic……………………(7), when to act
good and outraged at your ex's bad behavior, when to give you a hug, and when
to tell you to stop obsessing and enjoy a glass of wine. She ……………(8) when to offer you her couch. It's this responsiveness
that accounts for her having more………(9) than anyone I know—certainly more
than the five our mothers told us we were………….(10)to be able to count on one hand over the course of a
lifetime.
Minggu, 03 Juni 2012
the 9th article (Teen Depression and the effective response from Antidepressants and Psychotherapy)
Many parents
have been stressed after having a preliminary antidepressant prescribed to
their depressed teenagers and still no response. Now, new research from a
recent study may give hope.
Changing
medications and simultaneously including behavioral talk therapy in the
treatment was the most effective alternative in the study. Merely switching
medications brought out a positive effect for a number of teens.
Study author
Dr. David Brent, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine, said "On average, these kids were ill for two years
and no matter which treatment they got, at least 40 percent responded within 12
weeks. I really think the take-home message to families is if you don't respond
to the first treatment, don't give up."
Despite past
research which found a higher rate of suicidal thoughts and behavior in those
teens taking antidepressants, recent research has shown that the benefits of
antidepressants are greater than any possible risks for those teenagers under 19
years old.
Around 60
percent of teenagers with depression had a good response to the antidepressants
such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
For the most
recent study, 334 patients from ages 12-18 years were picked by the
researchers. All of these teens had major depressive disorder and were
unresponsive to 2 months of SSRI treatment. These patients were randomly chosen
to be exposed to 1 of four treatment options for a period of 12 weeks: a
second, different SSRI; a different SSRI along with cognitive behavioral
therapy; Effexor (a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, or SNRI); or
Effexor with cognitive behavioral therapy. The drugs were given for the full 12
weeks while therapy comprised of nine sessions.
A 54.8 percent
response rate occurred for the teenagers who switched to talk therapy along
with medication. A 40.5 percent response rate occurred for the switch of only
medication. No change in response rates occurred between Effexor and a second
SSRI. Although, an increase in blood pressure and pulse along with more
frequent skin problems occurred with Effexor compared to other medication.
The results of
this study may encourage primary-care doctors to not only write a prescription
but to also recommend therapy. It is a challenge to find a good cognitive
behavioral therapist.
Dr. Jane
Ripperger-Suhler, a psychiatrist with Scott & White Mental Health Center in
Temple and an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at Texas
A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, said "To do cognitive
behavioral therapy effectively you really need someone who is well-trained and
there aren't very many."
LIST OF VOCABULARY:
§
Preliminary : persiapan
§
Despite : meskipun, walaupun
§
simultaneously : secara serempak
serentak
§
Disorder : kekacauan
§
Recent : baru saja(diterima)
§
Response : jawaban,
balasan
§
Inhibitor : penghalang, pencegah
§
Switched : dirubah
§
Possible : mungkin
§
Encourage : menganjurkan, mendorong
Answer the question below!
1. What is the title of the text?
2. What is the effective response
from Antidepressants?
3. Who is Dr. David Brent?
4. How many percent of teenagers that had a good response to the antidepressants?
5. What is SSRI?
6. What is a challenge to
find a good cognitive behavioral therapist?
the 8th article (How Optimism can benefit your troubled teen)
Thinking
positive has always been a way to uplift one’s mental outlook. By focusing on
the conscious choice that one can make in order to see the glass as half full
rather than empty, troubled teenagers can make the decision to benefit their
own mental well-being. “MindSigns Personal Billboards” is a book composed of 52
signs which can help motivate your teenager to stay positive through
affirmations and thought-provoking questions, despite the problems that an
adolescent may face. The book has one sign for every week of the year which can
be utilized as visual motivation.
Ron Ball, the
author of the book, created the idea by helping his teen daughter when she
struggled with depression. He formed "personal billboards" in order
to keep her visually motivated and uplift her outlook. "I thought the
signs could have a similar effect on other people, helping them stay positive
through challenges and difficulties. Then I realized that today we're all
dealing with so much bad news - terminal diseases, economic turmoil, terrorism
and war - and hoped the book could help kids and adults stay positive through
it all," said Ball. “We keep hearing how we need to help children deal
with what's going on, but the truth is we all need to figure out how to deal
with it. We're overloaded with downbeat news and information that can make us
feel afraid or insecure. When Instead of yielding to negative or
fearful thoughts, we can opt to consciously choose more positive or beneficial
thoughts."
Studies from
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign showed that helpful thoughts are
initiated by happy people. “People might increase their subjective well being
through control of their thoughts.” said Dr. Ed Diener, from the University’s
Department of Psychology.
Dr. Martin
Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania, known for his research on optimism,
remarked “People can control their thoughts much like controlling their
muscles. People’s styles of thinking then become their habits. ”Ball’s teenage daughter grew positively from the mind
signs. “Depression feels like being locked in a cage.
In order to
help his teen daughter with her depression, aside from getting her professional
treatment, he also put up small motivating signs all around the house— on the mirrors, doors, and anywhere else he could stick
something.
LIST OF VOCABULARY:
§ Uplift : meninggikan
§
Outlook : pandangan, harapan
§
Conscious : sadar
§
Decision : keputusan
§
Affirmations : penegasan, penguatan
§
thought-provoking : menimbulkan pikiran
§
Utilized : memanfaatkan,
menggunakan
§
Economic turmoil : kekacauan/kerusuhan ekonomi
§
Downbeat : permulaan, pembukaan
§
Aside : bisikan, suara rendah
Match the
correct similar meaning (A and B) below!
|
Number
|
A
|
B
|
|
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
|
Teenager
Choice
Benefit
Personal
Outlook
Trouble
Diseases
Thought
Stay
Kids
|
a.
Live
b.
Mind
c.
Adolescent
d.
Ill
e.
Option
f.
Children
g.
Problem
h.
Advantage
i.
Individual
j.
hope
|
the 7th article (Anxiety and Depression)
Dealing with stress
If you notice
your teenager sulking more than usual or having trouble sleeping at
night as he lies awake thinking for hours, your teen may be
struggling with stress. Emotional stress can definitely occur at this time
period for a teenager when he is going through many changes physically,
socially, and mentally. But the problem occurs when your child may not know how
to deal with his normal emotional stress and it escalates into a full-blown
disorder such as depression or anxiety.
Specifically,
teenagers who are perfectionists and noted to be highly grade-conscious to a
point that it actually becomes a destructive mind-set instead of a productive
one, may tend to suffer from anxiety. For these teenagers, the time of
quarterly examinations can prove to be a time of hell for them as stress
consumes them. Not just taking the tests themselves but waiting for the results
can affect them considerably.
Here is where
some teenagers of this nature have been known to go from white to black. Once a
teenager under this kind of pressure snaps, he may decide to no longer care at
all about his academic performance. In a way, it is a jumping of extremes.
Anxiety can definitely lead to a teenager’s nervous breakdown which can turn an
A-student into an F-student in just a school quarter.
Vital Support
Depression may stem from several physical, social, or
mental changes within your teen. If your teen is a bit underdeveloped than the
other boys his age, he may definitely get his share of teasing. He may even
feel that he doesn’t fit in with the others as well as a result of this. This
in turn may then affect his self-image or self-concept.
All these factors may lead to his sulking which can
become depression. As in the general example given, there are many other ways
or combinations of factors concerned that may lead to your teenager’s bout with
depression. A practically endless number of combinations may hit your child,
and it is in the manner in which he deals with them that will determine if his
times of sadness will develop into full-blown depression or not.
LIST OF VOCABULARY
§
Anxiety : kegelisahan
§
Notice : pemberitahuan
§
Sulking : merajuk, merongseng
§
Escalates : meningkatkan, memperluas
§
Destructive : bersifat merusak
§
Considerably : sekali, sangat
§
Definitely : pasti
§
Breakdown : kemacetan
§
Affect : mempengaruhi
§
full-blown : berkembang sepenuhnya
Choose the correct
answer (A, B, C, D) based on the text !
1. What is the title of the text?
b. Dealing with stress
c. Emotional
stress
d. Vital support
2. What is the risk of emotional stress?
a. Anxiety
b. Depression
c. Anxiety and depression
d. happiness
3. The pronoun “He” in line 5 refers to….
a.
Adult
b.
Teenager
c.
Baby
d.
Parents
4. The word “teenager” in closest meaning….
a. Baby
b. Woman
c. Adolescent
d. The old man
5. How many paragraph of the text?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five
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