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In my experience, the more people have, the less likely they are to be contented. Indeed, there is abundant evidence that depres
In my experience, the more people have, the less likely they are to be contented. Indeed, there is abundant evidence that depres
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In my experience, the more people have, the less likely they are to be contented. Indeed, there is abundant evidence that depression is a " disease of affluence," a disorder of modern life in the industrialized world. People who live in poorer countries have a lower risk of depression than those in industrialized nations. In general, countries with lifestyles that are furthest removed from modern standards have the lowest rates of depression.
Within the U. S. , the rate of depression of members of the Old Order Amish—a religious group that shuns modernity in favor of lifestyles roughly imitating those of rural Americans a century ago—is as low as one 10th that of other Americans. Psychologist Martin Seligman, originator of the field of positive psychology and director of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, has studied the Old Order Amish, along with other pre-modern cultures. He concludes: "Putting this together, there seems to be something about modern life that creates fertile soil for depression. "
Another prominent researcher, Stephen Ilardi, professor of psychology at the University of Kansas and author of The Depression Cure, observes, "The more ’ modern’ a society’s way of life, the higher its rate of depression. It may seem baffling, but the explanation is simple: the human body was never designed for the modern postindustrial environment. "
More and more of us spend most of our time indoors. We eat industrial food much altered from its natural sources, and there is reason for concern about how our changed eating habits are affecting our brain activity and our moods. We are deluged by an unprecedented overload of information and stimulation in this age of the Internet, email, mobile phones, and multimedia, all of which favor social isolation and certainly affect our emotional and physical health. This kind of life simply was not an option throughout most of human history, as there was no infrastructure to support it, much less require it.
Human beings evolved to thrive in natural environments and in bonded social groups. Few of us today can enjoy such a life and the emotional equilibrium it engenders, but our genetic predisposition for it has not changed. The term " nature-deficit disorder" has recently entered the popular vocabulary.It was coined by the author Richard Louv to explain a wide range of behavior problems in children who spend less time outdoors but now is invoked as the root cause of an even wider range of both physical and emotional ailments in people of all ages who are disconnected from nature.
I believe we are gathering scientific evidence for the benefits of living close to nature, not simply for enjoying its beauty or getting spiritual sustenance but for keeping our brains and nervous systems in good working order.
In order to overcome depression, the author suggests modern people to______.
选项
A、live a more disciplined and simple life
B、cut away from modern conveniences and technologies
C、have their body adapted to industrialized life
D、abandon isolated lifestyle and come close to nature
答案
D
解析
作者通过论述抑郁症和现代化生活方式的关系,主要就是想要呼吁人们摆脱足不出户的生活方式。在最后一段,作者明确表达了这层含义,“亲近自然并不是单纯为了欣赏旖旎风光,谋求精神寄托,也是为了保持大脑和神经系统运转有序、永葆活力。”因此本题的正确答案应该选[D]。
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