Talking about Stress and Depression
Karen is a radio show host. Today, she is talking to a behavioural psychologist, Dr Harriet Smith, about stress and depression...
Karen: Dr Smith, most of us experience stress in the workplace. What increases our stress level?
Dr Smith: Well, work-related stress has many different causes, but I can say that some professions are clearly more stressful than others.
Karen: Can you give us some examples?
Dr Smith: Well, any jobs which have an excessive workload and a lack of control and support – these are major contributors to increased stress levels. For example, hospitality workers and middle-level managers.
Karen: And how can we protect ourselves from stress in the workplace?
Dr Smith: Well, we can cope with stress better by strengthening our emotional intelligence. And the first step is identifying the triggers. Triggers cause ‘emotional hijacks’.
Karen: What should we do when we are in the middle of an ‘emotional hijack’?
Dr Smith: My advice is to walk away from a tense situation by going for a walk, going to get a drink, or taking a minute to calm down.
Karen: I understand from today’s conversation that I should invite you to talk on my programme more often! Would you like to be our guest again?
Dr Smith: It would be my pleasure!
PHRASAL VERBS
Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example sentence | Categories |
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To come around | To become conscious again after an illness or an operation | One hour after the operation, she started to come around. | Health |
To shake something off
| To get rid of an illness | I really hope I can shake this cold off before the weekend. | Health |
To pass out | To become unconscious for a short period of time. | When the ball hit her on the head, she passed out. | Health |
To pick something up
| To start to suffer from something | She picked up the cold when she was- on holiday. | Health |
To come down with something
| To start to suffer symptoms of an illness. | I think I’m starting to come down with the flu. | Health |