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SUMMARY
In the journal” Tragedy and Insomnia” in The New English Journal of Medicine, December 20, 2001, the author, David P White, introduces several therapies of patients who get insomnia because of various stresses. At the beginning of the journal, Lavie provides an example of a terrorist attack occurred in America. Then base on the evidences of this issue, a number of people get troubles on sleep owing to feeling stressful after the disaster, he expands a doubt if we should cure the troubles of sleep caused by pressure, in addition to what treatment can be exploited. Furthermore, the author explains that, stress is one of major reasons for inducing insomnia that often will be recovered without any medical treatment; however, there are also some cases of insomnia which might develop to chronic affections, due to patients’ excessive anxiety of their sleep capacities. Moreover, Lavie presents that, depression and various anxieties have been assumed by clinicians to be the signs of chronic “sleep disturbances” even though people still have no idea about how to single out which problems will develop to chronic forms. Lavie also indicates that, despite of the fact that, it is unclear whether the treatments applied to sleep troubles will be effective or not, we still have to implement them because of a number of severes results affected by insomnia. In addition, he predicts that, the therapies of insomnia will have an great effort on most insomniacs who didn’t show that, prior to getting through long processes of anxiety and depression as well as having negative emotion disorders, until the symptoms of insomnia exhibited. Moreover, the author mainly lists the essential cure approaches. First, he claims that, clinicians ought to care patients as the instructions of “sleep hygiene” made by Lavie, second, that author reports that, clinicians could take advantage of the short period effects of some medicines containing benzodiazepine to help insomniacs. Third, he emphasizes that, particular patients with histories of abuse certain substance should not be treated by “hypnotic therapy”, for they are easier to get dependence on the drugs used in the treatment. He also explains that, clinicians should according to the drugs applied to the treatment and what kind of troubles the patients have to select the medicines used to contribute to the therapy of hypnotization. Finally, Lavie suggests the treatments, from the area of actions, successfully adjust patients’ adverse emotions, and then gradually alleviate the classes of insomnia. Moreover, the author indicates that, there are still many suspicions of utilizing benzodiazepines and hypnotic agent in long periods. He also stresses that, although most insomnia caused by pressure, actual reasons must be some potential disorders exist in advance. Besides summing up all the cure methods mentioned in the journal, Lavie also concludes that, insomniacs should find out right measures count on their own conditions to get proper treatments
CRITIQUE
In the journal, Lavie mainly present about insomnia induced by pressure and its relevance treatments. Even though he successfully organizes a clear structure of the therapies of insomnia caused by stress and conclusion, it is obvious that, the last 2 and 3 paragraph seems like inappropriate in the context. Throughout the journal, the author makes full use of expertise opinions and professional words. In my opinion, everyone will have whatever severe or mild insomnia. In spite of the fact that my instance of insomnia is not as acute as the type described in this journal, I really have strong feelings of insomnia resulted in stresses, in particular, the nights before exams, I will be nervous and can not fall asleep, which is not only harmful for my health, but also leading to an insufficient energy in exams. Thus, I am also a victim of insomnia.
QUESTIONS
Have you ever got insomnia caused by feeling stressful?
What kind of measures do you think they are helpful for insomnia?
Do you have some examples, someone has severe insomnia?
VOCABULARY
Spontaneous---adj. something that is spontaneous has not been planned or organized, but happens by itself, or because you suddenly feel you want to do it.
My spontaneous reaction was run away.
Intervention---n. the act of becoming involved in an argument, fight, or other difficult situation in order to change what happens
Government take actions on intervention of regulate prices.
Stem from--- to develop as a result of something else.
His headache stemmed from vision problem.
Exacerbate---v. to make a bad situation worse.
I do not want to exacerbate the situation.
Therapy---n. the treatment of an illness or injury over a fairly long period of time.
Clinicians are making an experiment of a new drug therapy.
In the journal” Tragedy and Insomnia” in The New English Journal of Medicine, December 20, 2001, the author, David P White, introduces several therapies of patients who get insomnia because of various stresses. At the beginning of the journal, Lavie provides an example of a terrorist attack occurred in America. Then base on the evidences of this issue, a number of people get troubles on sleep owing to feeling stressful after the disaster, he expands a doubt if we should cure the troubles of sleep caused by pressure, in addition to what treatment can be exploited. Furthermore, the author explains that, stress is one of major reasons for inducing insomnia that often will be recovered without any medical treatment; however, there are also some cases of insomnia which might develop to chronic affections, due to patients’ excessive anxiety of their sleep capacities. Moreover, Lavie presents that, depression and various anxieties have been assumed by clinicians to be the signs of chronic “sleep disturbances” even though people still have no idea about how to single out which problems will develop to chronic forms. Lavie also indicates that, despite of the fact that, it is unclear whether the treatments applied to sleep troubles will be effective or not, we still have to implement them because of a number of severes results affected by insomnia. In addition, he predicts that, the therapies of insomnia will have an great effort on most insomniacs who didn’t show that, prior to getting through long processes of anxiety and depression as well as having negative emotion disorders, until the symptoms of insomnia exhibited. Moreover, the author mainly lists the essential cure approaches. First, he claims that, clinicians ought to care patients as the instructions of “sleep hygiene” made by Lavie, second, that author reports that, clinicians could take advantage of the short period effects of some medicines containing benzodiazepine to help insomniacs. Third, he emphasizes that, particular patients with histories of abuse certain substance should not be treated by “hypnotic therapy”, for they are easier to get dependence on the drugs used in the treatment. He also explains that, clinicians should according to the drugs applied to the treatment and what kind of troubles the patients have to select the medicines used to contribute to the therapy of hypnotization. Finally, Lavie suggests the treatments, from the area of actions, successfully adjust patients’ adverse emotions, and then gradually alleviate the classes of insomnia. Moreover, the author indicates that, there are still many suspicions of utilizing benzodiazepines and hypnotic agent in long periods. He also stresses that, although most insomnia caused by pressure, actual reasons must be some potential disorders exist in advance. Besides summing up all the cure methods mentioned in the journal, Lavie also concludes that, insomniacs should find out right measures count on their own conditions to get proper treatments
CRITIQUE
In the journal, Lavie mainly present about insomnia induced by pressure and its relevance treatments. Even though he successfully organizes a clear structure of the therapies of insomnia caused by stress and conclusion, it is obvious that, the last 2 and 3 paragraph seems like inappropriate in the context. Throughout the journal, the author makes full use of expertise opinions and professional words. In my opinion, everyone will have whatever severe or mild insomnia. In spite of the fact that my instance of insomnia is not as acute as the type described in this journal, I really have strong feelings of insomnia resulted in stresses, in particular, the nights before exams, I will be nervous and can not fall asleep, which is not only harmful for my health, but also leading to an insufficient energy in exams. Thus, I am also a victim of insomnia.
QUESTIONS
Have you ever got insomnia caused by feeling stressful?
What kind of measures do you think they are helpful for insomnia?
Do you have some examples, someone has severe insomnia?
VOCABULARY
Spontaneous---adj. something that is spontaneous has not been planned or organized, but happens by itself, or because you suddenly feel you want to do it.
My spontaneous reaction was run away.
Intervention---n. the act of becoming involved in an argument, fight, or other difficult situation in order to change what happens
Government take actions on intervention of regulate prices.
Stem from--- to develop as a result of something else.
His headache stemmed from vision problem.
Exacerbate---v. to make a bad situation worse.
I do not want to exacerbate the situation.
Therapy---n. the treatment of an illness or injury over a fairly long period of time.
Clinicians are making an experiment of a new drug therapy.
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