N E U R O S E S

PRE-TEXT ASSIGNMENTS.

Exercise 1. Practice the pronunciation

Overexcitation [ouv eksi teijn], diversified [dai v :sifaid], hysteria [his ti ri ], anxiety [ en zai ti], pyromania [pai r ɔ meini ].

Exercise2. Topic vocabulary

Exercise 3. Match the following English word combinations with the Russian ones:

Exercise 5. Translate the following word combinations. Pay attention to the meaning and function of the-ing form:

Changing conditions, precipitating causes, increasing prevalence, existing genetic material, understanding the implication, crossing the river, anticipating factors, surrounding tissues, close reading, psychotraumatizing factors.

Exercise 6. Read and translate the text:

NEUROSES

The medical term neurosis originates from two Greek words: neuron (it means "nerve") and -osis (which is "diseased or pathological condition"). It was coined by the Scottish doctor William Gullen in 1769.

Neuroses are called psychoneurotic disorders caused by psychotraumatizing factors or by the effect of various unfavourable agents on the cerebral cortex, cerebral activity is disturbed in neurotic conditions. The famous Russian physiologist I.P. Pavlov was the first to establish that the brain cortex is the scene of 2 constant simultaneous processes - excitation and inhibition.

The work capacity of the nerve cells in the cerebral cortex is limited, so that overexcitation, overinhibition, or simultaneous overstimulation of both processes or of their mobility may disrupt brain activity. Under certain conditions such disruption results in a neurosis.

There are individuals of the strong type, in whom both cerebral processes are intensive, and individuals of the weak type in whom both processes are weak.

The type of a person's higher nervous activity develops under the influence of environment and training, although the inborn traits of the brain cortex are very important. A person with an inborn strong type of nervous activity may become unbalanced or inactive owing to faulty upbringing. Unbalanced persons are frequently subject to nervous activity failure, that is, neuroses.

Psychoneurotic disorders are formed in children more easily than in adults.

There are many different specific forms of neuroses: pyromania, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety neurosis, hysteria, asthenic neurosis, combat neurosis, compensation neurosis, traumatic neurosis or post-traumatic stress disorder (war neurosis) and an endless variety of phobias.

The causes precipitating the formation of neurosis may be quite diversified. It is very important to reveal the causes of neuroses. The elimination of the causes of neuroses will help to avoid the development of neuroses or will facilitate their cure.

Post-Text Assignments.

Exercise 7. Answer the questions:

1. What is the origin of the medical term "neurosis"?

2. Whom was this term coined by ?

3. Is cerebral activity disturbed in neurotic conditions ?

4. What is limited in the cerebral cortex ?

5. Who are subject to nervous activity failure ?

6. What forms of neuroses do you know?

7. What are the causes of neuroses ?

Exercise 8. Find English equivalents for the following words and word combinations in the text:

TEST

l. The medical term "neurosis" originates from 2 ... words.

a. Italian

b. Greek

c. Egyptian

d. Norwegian

e. Finnish

2. The medical term "neurosis" was introduced by... .

a. Dr. Frederick Aleen

b. Dr Elliot Goslin

c. Dr. William Cullen

d. Dr. I.I. Mechnikov

e. Dr. Ronald Richardson

3. Normal condition of body and mind.

a. senitation

b. disease

c. malaise

d. health

e. illness

4. Neuroses are called... .

a. psychomotor disturbances

b. psychoneurotic disorders

c. psychopathic complications

d. neutologic lesions

e. psychogenetic reflex

5. Pertaining to neuroses

a. pyromania

b. nerves

c. neurotrauma

d. neurospongioma

e. hysteria

6. The famous Russion physiologist... established that the brain cortex is the scene of 2 constant processes-excitation and inhibiyion

a. 1.М. Sechenov

b. I.I. Pavlov

c. D.I. Ivanovsky

d. A.V. Petrovsky

e. I.A. Botkin

7. The work capacity of the nerve cells in the cerebral cortex....

a. are limited

b. is limited

c. must be limited

d. have been limited

e. having been limited

8. There are individuals... the strong type, in whom excitation and inhibition are intensive

a. to

b. in

c. out

d. of

e. about

9. The type of a person's higher nervous activity... under the influence of environment and training.

a. to be developing

b. is developing

c. has been developed

d. develops

e. developed

10. Psychoneurotic disorders are formed in children more ... than in adults.

a. heavily

b. suddenly

c. usually

d. completely

e. easily

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