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
外语
Four Ways to Be Happier If there were a Dr. Happiness, would you rush to get in line to see him, especially if his prescript
Four Ways to Be Happier If there were a Dr. Happiness, would you rush to get in line to see him, especially if his prescript
admin
2012-06-20
81
问题
Four Ways to Be Happier
If there were a Dr. Happiness, would you rush to get in line to see him, especially if his prescriptions were for things like joy, inner peace, and contentment (no side effects identified)? Of course you would! And the really joyful news is that he’s not imaginary. Dr. Happiness is a nickname given to Ed Diener, professor of psychology at the University of Illinois. OK, he doesn’t give you joy, but he has studied it, plus other positive emotional states we’re all capable of. And research shows that their benefits include boosting our immune system and defenses against illnesses ranging from colds and flu to cancer and heart disease. Here’s a look at the emotions that can actually help your body perform its best—and why.
More laughter
Have a chuckle (低声笑)—and your blood vessel will thank you. A March 2005 study at the University of Maryland showed for the first time that happiness may promote heart health by making blood vessels work more efficiently. Twenty healthy, non-smoking male and female volunteers’ watched two movies selected to provoke opposite emotional extremes—the disturbingly violent opening scene of 1998’s Saving Private Ryan and a merry sequence from Kingpin, a 1996 comedy. The effect on an artery in the arm was measured before and after by ultrasound (超声波). The two films produced dramatically different effects. Viewing the Private Ryan scene caused the volunteers’ blood flow reduce by an average of 35 percent. Laughing over the comedy, however, increased the subjects—blood flow by 22 percent—an improvement similar to the effect of having exercises. Although they aren’t sure why laughter has such a powerfully positive effect, the experts think that either the movements of the organs in the body as we laugh, or possibly the release of feelgood chemicals, may be the explanation.
Love of your spouse
Love of your spouse can also help keep your heart healthy, according to a September 2003 study. The study found that women who are satisfied with their romantic relationship had fewer risk factors of heart. Not only did the happily married women have a higher level of good cholesterol (胆固醇) and a lower one of bad cholesterol, but their blood pressure was also lower, compared to single or unhappily married women, who tended to show a blood pressure increase. Why would the state of your spouse have any effect on your cholesterol levels? First, a loving relationship means less stress, which means that fewer hormones (荷尔蒙) are released. Less weight gain, in turn, helps decrease the threat of heart disease, the number-one killer of American women. Indeed, the study, which made a survey about 500 women aged from 42 to 50 over a 13-year period, found that happy wives typically avoided weight gain, even during middle age, a time when women often gain extra pounds, while those who were single or unhappily married usually got heavier over the years. That’s dangerous, because being overweight brings more risk for cancer and heart disease.
Support from your spouse can also boost your motivation to get rid of heart-harming habits, such as smoking or a high-fat diet. Consider Glynis Buschmann, in California. Until her marriage, in 2002, she didn’t like sports at all whose only exercise was an occasional walk. After marriage, her husband added her to his gym membership and since then, she started working out three to five times a week with exercise machines. "My husband has commented on how much healthier I look. My posture is better, I feel more confident, and I sleep better knowing that I’m beside someone who loves me." says the 42-year-old wife.
Strong determination
We’ve all heard the expression "when the going gets tough, the tough get going." It turns out those tough types may boast better health than those who shrink from misfortune. Researchers are looking for a link between a hardy spirit and a healthy body. A 1998 study conducted by UCLA followed 40 women who had suffered loss of relatives. Those most determined to find meaning in their loss also showed improved immunity to illness. "Literature is full of stories about people who make much life changes after a tragedy, but nobody has really looked at this medically," says Julienne Bower, assistant professor at UCLA. Dr. Bower followed women who had lost a relative—usually their mother—and evaluated their immune functions. Those who placed the greatest importance on setting and achieving emotionally significant goals, such as improving relationships, had the highest level of activity in their "natural killer" cells, the immune-system soldiers that attack viruses.
There’s already some evidence, but no hard proof, that determination may make a difference for cancer patients, according to an Arizona State University review. Drawing on past studies, researchers report that "active coping", attacking the problem through direct action instead of escaping, is linked to better immune system function and hormonal balance, factors that play a role in combating the spread of the disease. This suggests that coping style may influence the patient’s outcome.
Expressiveness of feelings
Women who control their feelings are making a potentially fatal mistake, found a February 2005 Boston University study of about 4 000 people. Although the study was originally designed to see the role marital happiness plays in heart-disease risk, the doctors were amazed to discover that expressing emotions during arguments actually helps wives—but not husbands—live longer. Married women, who usually control their feelings to avoid conflict with their mate, were more than four times more likely to die of all causes than those who let their feelings fly during fights. "Ironically, taking control of their feelings may have helped preserve the women’s relationships, but it definitely didn’t preserve their lives. " says Elaine D. Eaker, lead investigator of the study. Although men were actually more likely than women to keep quiet during disputes, doing so had no impact on their health or life span. The reasons for this gender gap are currently a mystery, but what we do know is that men and women are physiologically stressed by different aspects of marriage, so we need to dig deeper to find out why.
The 1998 study conducted by UCLA shows that those most determined to find meaning in their loss of relatives would______.
选项
A、recover quickly from sadness
B、live a happy life
C、get higher resistance to illness
D、get lower resistance to illness
答案
C
解析
细节推断题。原文说一项由UCLA进行的研究发现那些决定在失去亲人后更好地珍惜生活的人被证明有更强的疾病免疫力,由此可知C)“对疾病有更强的抵制力”为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/qZf7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、agroupofpeopleshehasnevermetbefore.B、agroupofpeopleshehasmetbefore.C、agroupofyoung,juniorpeople.D、agro
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionbasedonthetopic"OntheMobilePhone".Theoutlineisgiven
ThevastmajorityofchildreninBritain(87%)attendstate(localauthority)schoolswhichprovide【S1】______educationfromtheage
ACensusBureau(人口调查局)surveyreleasedThursdayshowsacollegegraduatecanexpecttoearn$2.1millionworkingfull-timebe
A、Thebenefitsofstrongbusinesscompetition.B、Aproposaltolowerthecostofproduction.C、Complaintsabouttheexpenseofm
Cheatingisnothingnew.Buttoday,educationandadministrationsarefindingthatinstancesofacademicdishonestyonthepart
ScottarrivedattheSouthPoloonJanuary1th,__________(结果发现)someonehadgottherebeforehim.
Worriedaboutprescriptiondrugs?Howtoweighyourrisk?WhenthepainrelieverVioxxwaswithdrawnfromtheworldwidemark
Tounderstandthecultureofdifferentplaces,especially______containingasmanydifferentsubculturesastheUnitedStates,
随机试题
该患儿可能合并了该患儿拟给予泼尼松长程疗法,正确的疗程是
Apeculiarlypointedchinishismostmemorablefacial______.
肛管术后护理不宜()。
【背景资料】A机电安装公司总承包了一化工车间的机电安装工程,包括本车间范围内的槽罐制作安装任务。由于工期要求非常紧张,他们把设备安装分包给了B专业承包公司,把管道工程(包括蒸汽管道)分包给了C专业承包公司,把电气仪表分包给了D专业承包公司,把槽罐
奥肯定律适用于所有国家。()
2015年年底,甲公司受到大规模P2P行业“非法集资案”的影响,经济也陷入危机。2016年1月10日,甲公司债权人乙公司依法向A区人民法院申请甲公司破产,A区人民法院依法受理了乙公司提出的破产申请,指定丙律师事务所为管理人,于3月20日通知了已知债权人并予
今后,技术的交叉与融合会越来越明显。新一轮科技和产业革命的方向不会仅仅依赖于一两类学科或某种单一技术,而是多学科、多技术领域的高度交叉和深度融合。技术融合趋势决定了战略性新兴产业不可能也不应该孤立地发展,而是既要有利于推动传统产业的创新,又要有利于未来新兴
已知x1,x2,x3的算术平均值为a,y1,y2,y3的算术平均值为b,则2x1+3y1,2x2+3y2,2x3+3y3是算术平均值为().
Thiswasthecapital’smostanxiousweeksinceSeptember11th.OnMondaythegovernmentissuedaredalertthatterroristattac
TheAlzheimer’sAssociationandtheNationalAllianceforCaregivingestimatethatmenmakeupnearly40percentoffamilycare
最新回复
(
0
)