首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
For the past five years, Dr. Stephen Post has been funding research projects that test how altruism (selflessness), compassion,
For the past five years, Dr. Stephen Post has been funding research projects that test how altruism (selflessness), compassion,
admin
2015-07-13
59
问题
For the past five years, Dr. Stephen Post has been funding research projects that test how altruism (selflessness), compassion, and giving affect people’s lives and well-being. As head of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love(IRUL), at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, he has sponsored more than 50 studies by scientists from 54 major universities. In a wide range of disciplines—from public health to human development to neuroscience, sociology, and evolutionary biology—the studies have demonstrated that love and caring expressed in doing good for others lead people to have healthier, happier, and even longer lives.
IRUL research is part of a significant shift under way within key scientific disciplines from focusing just on the deficit or disease model of human nature to studying the positive, virtuous, and thriving aspects. In the process, the research is broadening the understanding of what contributes to health and longevity. Even some in evolutionary biology, a field long known for proclaiming "the selfish gene," are on board.
"A lot of my colleagues view it very positively," says David Sloan Wilson, a prominent evolutionary biologist famous for his work on "group selection." Dr.Wilson has studied how altruistic teenagers fare within differing social environments—situations where they thrive and others where they are under great stress—as well as group altruism. He praises the institute for identifying and supporting "a neglected set of subjects" for research.
Research on people diagnosed with various illnesses—whether it be HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, or alcoholism-revealed that those patients involved in counseling or otherwise serving others show greater improvement in their own health. Volunteerism studies have demonstrated such positive results that some people have called for doctors to prescribe volunteer activities. Post emphasizes, however, that it’s not just the activity itself, but the feelings behind the acts that benefit those taking part.
Numerous studies on the brain have provided images that confirm the "helper’s high"—the warm glow that people feel from helping activities. But Post doesn’t conclude that it’s the selfish pursuit of that high that spurs people to be givers. "It’s not just from the chemicals. There is this neurological activity in the human body," he says, "but I think there is a spiritual presence that enlivens and elevates this kind of natural substrate." The institute will then turn very practical, Post says, taking all that has been learned about love and seeing "how it can be applied in interventions to make the world a better place."
According to the first two paragraphs, we know that IRUL research _____.
选项
A、has been conducted by Dr. Post and scientists from other 54 universities
B、aims to find out what contributes to healthier, happier, and longer lives
C、has shown altruistic love results in a healthier and happier life
D、studies how altruistic teenagers get along in various social environments
答案
C
解析
事实细节题。文中讲到“这些研究已经证明,帮助他人时体现出来的爱和关怀使人更健康、更快乐、甚至更长寿”G项与此相符。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/i074777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
AccordingtotherecentsurveymadebytheGalluporganization,Chinesepeoplehashigherindextosenseofhappinessthanthep
[A]Whattodoasastudent?[B]Variousdefinitionsofplagiarism.[C]Ideasshouldalwaysbesourced.[D]Ignorancecanbeforgive
Shoppinghasalwaysbeensomethingofanimpulsiveactivity,inwhichobjectsthatcatchourfancywhilestrollingareimmediate
Inthepast,Americancollegesanduniversitieswerecreatedtoserveadualpurposetoadvancelearningandtoofferachancet
Wow!Womennowmakeup57percentofuniversityentrants,andtheyoutnumbermenineverysubject—includingmathsandenginee
Scienceisanenterpriseconcernedwithgaininginformationaboutcausality,ortherelationshipbetweencauseandeffect.Asim
Becauseagricultureissoimportanttoanation’swell-being,governmentshavealwaysbeenconcernedwithit.Forexample,theU
Thereisnothinglikethejoyoffindingoutthatsomethingsinfulisactuallygoodforyou,whetherit’ssex,chocolateoragl
Whenourchildrenareborn,westudytheireveryeyelashandmarvelattheperfectionoftheirtoes,andinnotimebecomeexper
Thefirstmanwho,havingenclosedapieceofground,remindedhimselfofsaying’Thisismine’,andfoundpeoplesimpleenough
随机试题
与六味地黄丸和金匮肾气丸两方主治均不吻合的病证是
氨基酸的主要作用不包括
在盐酸溶液中,与硫氰酸铵试液反应,生成红色产物在盐酸溶液中,与氯化钡溶液反应,形成白色浑浊液
在中医五行学说中临床应用中属于五行相克规律治则的是()。
患者,女性,48岁。因上消化道出血伴休克紧急入院抢救,欠妥的护理措施是()
首先是给老王打分,老王家庭比较困难,苗经理想到自己也曾经困难过,而且老王是部门内两位副经理中工作年限较长的一位,多年来对部门各项工作的安排都积极拥护,尽管不少工作差强人意,但苗经理仍然把他评为:优秀。然后是给小赵打分,虽说小赵的各项工作干得不错,但小赵年初
为了确定T公司2008年度所有发出的原材料是否均经正确的计价,注册会计师需要考虑各种因素对相关样本量的影响并侧重考虑对样本量影响最大的因素。在以下各种因素中,与样本量成同向变动关系且对样本量影响最小的因素是()。
下列关于数据仓库中的数据描述,正确的有()。
判断以下电视剧场景,符合史实的是:
使教会学校世俗化迈出了重要一步的是()
最新回复
(
0
)