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(1)College students are more stressed out than ever before—at least according to the latest findings of a large, national surv
(1)College students are more stressed out than ever before—at least according to the latest findings of a large, national surv
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2021-08-31
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(1)College students are more stressed out than ever before—at least according to the latest findings of a large, national survey that has been conducted annually for the last 25 years. The survey includes more than 200,000 students attending nearly 300 colleges and asks them to rate how their own mental health stacks up with their classmates’—for example, is it "above average" or in the "highest 10%"?
(2)This somewhat unusual methodology typically results in the statistical Lake Woebegon effect in which most people tend to overestimate themselves in relation to others (it refers to the fictional Lake Woebegon, where "all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking and all the children are above average"). But the most recent results indicate that fewer and fewer freshmen feel like they are in top form in terms of coping with stress.
(3)A quarter century ago, nearly 70% of freshmen put themselves in the top 10% of mentally stable people in their class; today only 52% rate themselves that highly, down 3 points since last year. Students’ self-esteem, however, is still strong: a full 71% of freshmen put themselves in the top 10% in terms of academic abilities. It’s hard to know what these numbers actually mean: obviously, it’s not mathematically possible for 52% or 71% of people to be in the top 10% of anything. And, as I explored earlier, people’s attempts to compare themselves with others are skewed (倾斜) in various ways. Nevertheless, the finding is in line with previous research, which found that almost half of all college students who seek counseling now have a major mental illness. That’s more than double the rate seen 10 years ago.
(4)So what’s going on? Obviously, the economy and high unemployment rate make for a scary time to be in college, potentially facing terrifying levels of debt—that alone could account for the increase in stress.
(5)Secondly, a much more rigorous large study recently found that empathy among college students had declined 40% since 2000—and since caring relationships are essential to mental and physical health, a decline in empathy could also produce a decline in mental health and coping.
(6)My final point brings us back to my earlier post on a Stanford study that looked at the psychological effects of comparing ourselves to others. It found that the way people tend to conceal their negative emotions while broadcasting their happy ones makes the rest of us feel somehow "less than"—as though all our friends and neighbors have better lives than we do. Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter seem to have made these comparisons even more harmful by providing the perfect venue through which people can continually present a perfect version of themselves.
(7)This phenomenon, too, might tie into why the new survey, "The American Freshman: National Norms," found that students are feeling less confident about their level of emotional and mental stability. If all the students around you are desperately trying to put on a happy face—and you perceive that face as a true reflection of their inner selves, even as you work to hide your own sadness—well, it’s not surprising
that so many students might be getting a bit stressed out.
(8)Instead, if students were encouraged to feel safe expressing their honest emotions, even about their fears and failures, everyone might feel more connected, happier—and, yes, healthier.
It was also found in previous research that________.
选项
A、almost half of all college students have to seek counseling
B、almost half of all college students have some mental illness
C、more and more students become mentally unstable
D、more and more students develop strong self-esteem
答案
C
解析
第3段最后一句开头的That指的是上一句提到的最近患上心理疾病的学生的数目,结合两句可知现在患上心理疾病的学生数目是10年前的两倍多,而根据该段倒数第2句中的in line with可知新旧研究的结论相同,新的研究发现越来越多的学生表明自己的心理不稳定,因此,本题应选C。关键在于对原文第3段倒数第2句的理解:who seek counseling是修饰students的定语从句。即“在寻求心里咨询的学生中”,故该句的意思为:在寻求心理咨询的学生中,几乎有一半的学生现在……。那么,选项A“几乎一半的学生都寻求心理咨询”和选项B“几乎一半的学生都有心理疾病”都不正确;文章没有对比学生的self-esteem。选项D的对比关系无从说起。
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