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The family is usually the most important source of psychological support for a cancer patient. Having a physician who is knowledgeable, 1 and compassionate is also invaluable.
Friends and organizations in the 2 provide the next level of support, and religious groups and clergy can offer solace 3 . Local self-help groups and 4 led groups for cancer patients help individuals to feel less alone and to share feelings with others.
Group therapy is not for everyone. Some people are 5 to share private feelings or are upset by 6 the problems of others. They may choose individual psychotherapy to deal with illness-related 7 . Others may prefer approaches such as relaxation exercises.
Learning these 8 can alleviate anxiety, insomnia and pain by reducing muscle tension and 9 a calm, contemplative emotional state.
In 10 stages of cancer, both physical 11 and psychological distress increase, 12 the emphasis of caregivers should shift from 13 treatments to comfort. At these stages of illness, the patient is in 14 greater need of psychological support.
Hard 15 it may be to believe, not all survivors of cancer view their experience in a negative 16 . Some have told me, “I know it sounds crazy, but I’m glad I had cancer. The experience changed my life 17 the better.” 18 with serious illness leads some people to grow emotionally and thus to attempt to 19 long-standing problems or to 20 areas of life that they had never had time for previously.
1. A. convenient B. accessible C. applicable D. feasible 方便的 容易达到的 适当的 可行的 2. A. community B. commonplace C. communication D. commune 团体 普通的 .交流, 与…感觉一致 3. A. as ever B. as such C. as usual D. as well
4. A. exceptionally B. skillfully C. professionally D. responsively 例外地 精巧地 专业地 赞同的 5. A. inflexible B. indifferent C. reluctant D. hesitant
僵硬的 冷淡的 勉强的 犹豫的 6. A. hearing B. listening C. discovering D. observing 听 学 发现 观察 7. A. harms B. crises C. hurts D. climaxes 伤害 危险 疼痛 顶点 8. A. Procedures B. technologies C. techniques D. processes 步骤 科技 技术 进程 9. A. Protection B. maintaining C. consolidating D. promoting 保护 维持 巩固 提升 10. A. complicate B. sophisticated C. difficult D. advanced 复杂的 老练的 困难的 先进的 11. A. symbols B. appearances C. symptoms D. features 标志 表现 症状 容貌 12. A. for B. but C. though D. and
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13. A. curative B. surgical 医疗的 外科的 14. A. more B. even
15. A. if B. as
16. A. shape B. case 形态 事件 17. A. on B. in
18. A. Compromise B. Conflict 妥协 冲突 19. A. collect B. correct 筹集 正确的 20. A. explore B. exploit 探索 开发
C. radioactive 辐射的 C. further
C. since
D. traditional
传统的 D. ever
D. till
C. angle 角度 C. about D. light 光 D. for
C. Confrontation 对抗 C. conceive 设想 C. express 表达 D. Conformity 遵从 D. confirm 确认 D. expect
预期
对于癌症病人来说家庭是他们最重要的精神支柱。拥有一个具有专业知识、容易相处的、具有同情心的医生也是非常难得的。
朋友和团体中的组织提供了下一步的支持，宗教团体和神职人员也能提供慰藉。当地自助团体和专业的领导团体的癌症患者帮助个人感觉不那么孤独和与别人分享感受。
团体的治疗并不是适用于每个人。有些人不愿意分享私人的感情或是不高兴的听到别人的问题。他们可以选择个别心理治疗处理与疾病有关的危机。其他人可能选择放松练习的方法。
学习这些技术可以减轻焦虑，失眠，疼痛，减少肌肉紧张和保持冷静，沉思的情绪。 在晚期癌症，身体症状和心理困扰同时增加，照顾者应该强调治疗安慰。在这些阶段的疾病，病人需要更多的心理精神上的支持。
可能很难相信，不是所有的癌症幸存者消极的回顾他们的经历。一些人告诉我“也许这样有些疯狂，但是我很高兴我得了癌症，这样的经历让我的生活变得美好” 。面对严重的疾病，导致一些人情感丰富，因此尝试反思一些长期存在的问题或者探索生活中他们以前没有时间探索过的领域。
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