08年職稱英語衛生類閲讀理解原文模擬第5篇

When Fear Takes Control of1 the Mind
　　A panic attack is a sudden feeling of terror. Usually it does not last long, but it may feel like forever. The cause can be something as normally uneventful as driving over a bridge or flying in an airplane. And it can happen even if the person has driven over many bridges or flown many times before. A fast heart beat. Sweaty hands. Difficulty breathing, 2 A lighthea ded feeling. At first a person may have no idea3 what is wrong. But these can all be signs of what is known as panic disorder. 4 The first appearance usually is between the ages of 18 and 25. In some cases it develops after a tragedy, like the death of a loved one, or some other difficult situation.
　　In the United States, the National Institute of Mental Health5 says more than two million people are affected in any one-year period. The American Psychological Association6 says panic disorder is two times more likely in women than men. And it can last anywhere from a few months to a lifetime.
　　Panic attacks can be dangerous—for example, if a person is driving at the time. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge in the state of Maryland is so long and so high over the water, it is famous for scaring motorists. There is even a driver assistance program to help people get across. Some people who suffer a panic attack develop a phobia, a deep fear of ever repeating the activity that brought on the attack. 7
　　But experts say panic disorder can be treated. Doctors might suggest anti-anxiety or antidepressant medicines. Talking to a counselor could help a person learn to deal with or avoid a panic attack. There are breathing methods, for example, that might help a person calm down 8 Panic disorder is included among what mental health professionals call anxiety disorders. 9A study published last week reported a link between anxiety disorders and several physical diseases. It says these include thyroid disease, lung and stomach problems, arthritis, migraine headaches and allergic conditions. Researchers at the University of Manitoba in Canada say that in most cases the physical condition followed the anxiety disorder. Bm. they say, exactly how the two are connected remains unknown.
　　The report in the Archives of Internal Medicine10 came from a German health study of more than 4,000 adults.
　　詞滙：
　　paine/pein/adj．恐慌(的)
　　terror/5terE/n.恐懼
　　uneventful/5Qni5ventful/adj．平靜無事的；平凡的
　　heartbeat/5hB:tbi:t/n.心跳
　　sweaty/5sweti/adj.多汗的,
　　lightheaded adj頭昏眼花的
　　tragedy/5trAdVidi/n.悲劇
　　bay/bei/n.海灣
　　Maryland/5mZErilAndn.馬裡蘭 (美國東部一州名)
　　scare/skZE/v．使恐慌vt.受驚
　　motorist/5mEutErist/n．駕駛汽：乍者(通常爲自己的汽車)
　　phobia/5fEubjE/n．(病態的)恐懼
　　antidepressant/7Antidi5presEnt/adj．抗抑鬱的，抗抑鬱葯
　　counsel(1)or/5kaunsEl/n．顧問
　　professional/prE5feFEnl/adj.專業的，n.專業人員，內行，專家
　　thyroid/5WairCid/adj．甲狀腺的幾甲狀腺；甲狀腺制劑
　　arthritis/B:5Wraitis/n.關節炎
　　migraine/5mi:^rein, 5mai-/n.偏頭痛
　　allergic/E5lE:dVik/adj．變應性的，過敏性的
　　archive/`B:kaIv/n．(常用複數)档案；档案室，档案館
　　注釋：
　　1．takes control of：掌琯，負責掌握
　　2．difficulty breathing(＝difficulty in breathing)：呼吸睏難
　　3．have no idea of/as to：沒有……的概唸，不知道
　　4.pamcdisorder：驚恐性障礙，急性焦慮症
　　5．National Institute of Mental Health(NIMH)：國立精神衛生研究所
　　6．American Psychological Association(APA)：美國心理學協會
　　7．Some people who suffer a panic attack develop a phobia，a deep fear of ever repeating the activity that brought on the attack．有些恐慌症發作的人會産生極度的恐懼感，也就是極度害怕在什麽時候會重複那種引起他們出現恐慌症發作的事情。panic attack：恐慌發作，焦慮發作。bring sth．on導致；造成；引起
　　8．calm down：平靜下來
　　9．Panic disorder is included among what mental health professionals call anxiety disorders．驚恐性障礙包括在精神衛生專業人員稱之爲焦慮症中。anxiety disorder：焦慮症。
　　10．Archives of Internal Medicine：內科档案