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Mental health problems like feeling lonely are nowadays seen quite often amo

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问题     Mental health problems like feeling lonely are nowadays seen quite often among college students. Although the majority of people who experience such problems can get over them or learn to live with them, the debate on the best way to combat them is never ceasing. What is your opinion on this? Read the following article carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should:
    1. summarize briefly the author’s opinion;
    2. give your comment.
    Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
    A life of booze, fags and slothfulness may be enough to earn your doctor’s disapproval, but there is one last hope: a repeat prescription of mates and good conversation.
    A circle of close friends and strong family ties can boost a person’s health more than taking exercise, losing weight or quitting cigarettes and alcohol, psychologists say.
    Sociable people seem to reap extra rewards from their relationships by feeling less stressed, taking better care of themselves and having less risky lifestyles than those who are more isolated, they claim.
    A review of studies into the impact of relationships on health found that people had a 50% better survival rate if they belonged to a wider social group, be it friends, neighbours, relatives or a mix of these.
    The striking impact of social connections on wellbeing has led researchers to call on GPs and health officials to take loneliness as seriously as other health risks, such as alcoholism and smoking.
    "We take relationships for granted as humans." said Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a psychologist at Brigham Young University in Utah. "That constant interaction is not only beneficial psychologically but directly to our physical health."
    Holt-Lunstad’s team reviewed 148 studies that tracked the social interactions and health of 308 ,849 people over an average of 7. 5 years. From these they worked out how death rates varied depending on how sociable a person was.
    Being lonely and isolated was as bad for a person’s health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day or being an alcoholic. It was as harmful as not exercising and twice as bad for the health as being obese.
    Holt-Lunstad said friends and family can improve one’s health in numerous ways, from the help in tough times to finding meaning in life. "When someone is connected to a group and feels his responsibility to other people, that sense of purpose and meaning translates to taking better care of themselves and taking fewer risks."
    Holt-Lunstad said there was no clear figure on how many relationships are enough to boost a person’s health, but people fared better when they rarely felt lonely and were close to a group of friends, had good family contact and had someone they could rely on and confide in.
    Writing in the journal, the authors point out that doctors, health educators and the media take the dangers of smoking, diet and exercise seriously, and urge them to add social relationships to the list.
    A report by the Mental Health Foundation in May blamed technology and the pressures of modern life for widespread feelings of loneliness in all age groups across Britain. The survey of more than 2,200 adults found one in ten people often felt lonely and one in three would like to move closer to their family.
    Andrew McCulloch, of the Mental Health Foundation, said the latest study builds on work that links isolation to poor mental and physical health. "Trends such as increasing numbers of people living alone and the advent of new technologies, are changing the way in which we interact and are leading both the young and old to experience loneliness. It is important that individuals and policymakers take notice of emerging evidence and of the potential health problems associated with loneliness."
    Write your response on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
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答案                 My Views on Mental Health Problems
    Technology and the pressures of modern life contribute much to people’s loneliness today, which is one of the health problems not only the individual but also the family members and the government are concerned with. Nowadays, some studies have added another solution of socializing, besides the list of excising, going on a diet, or giving up alcohol or smoking, to such detrimental health problems because data show that being close to friends or relatives helps improve people’s mental health.
    The figure indicates that 20 percent of adults have mental health problems today. Experts say we all have the potential for suffering from mental health problems or mental disorders no matter what our age and gender are, how rich we may be or which ethnic group we belong to. Such mental health problems like feeling lonely or isolated are serious because they make people feel unhappy, depressed, and sometimes even lead to suicide. Today, with modern technology’s intrusion into college students’ life, such problems seem much more serious and examples of extreme acts are often spotted online or in newspapers, becoming a social issue which may give birth to many chain reactions.
    Ways to treat mental health problems are varied based on each individual’s own peculiarities. The way fitting for this one does not mean it also works for another one. However, self-help and aid from family members or relatives or even seeking for help from psychologists are all possible ways to ensure a much healthier life. As we know, lifestyle alterations such as a better diet, lower alcohol or smoking consumption, exercise and getting sufficient sleep can make gigantic differences. On top of those, social interaction, especially talking to someone you can turn to regularly, will be of great help.
    The American actress Mae West once said, "You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." So stay away from the virtual world and spend time daily, face-to-face, with people that you like. That is the right way of life.
解析 本题讨论大学生的心理问题，要求首先简要概括材料中作者对这一问题的观点，之后发表个人评论。根据材料，感觉孤独等心理问题非常普遍，科技发展和现代生活方式对此影响较大。而应对心理问题，需要从多方面入手，建立良好的社交关系尤为关键。在具体行文方面，开头部分应简明扼要概括作者的观点；中间部分着重分析大学生产生心理问题的原因，并提出解决方案；结尾部分提出忠告、建议等。
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