A．the way you handle major events may cause stressB．wha……
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In the 1960s, medical
researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a check- list of stressful
events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be
stressful. Negative events like "serious illness of a family member" were high
on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marriage. When
you take the HolmesRahe test you must remember that the score does not reflect
how you deal with stress--it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we
now know that the way you handle these events dramatically affects your chances
of staying healthy.
By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar
studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and
live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow, the research got boiled
down to a memorable message. Women’s magazines ran headlines like "Stress causes
illness!" If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles
said, avoid stressful events.
But such simplistic advice
is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous many--like the
death of a loved one---are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to a- void
all stressful events is a prescription for staying away from opportunities as
well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be
completely free of stress would never marry, have a child, take a new job or
move.
The notion that all stress makes you sick also ignores a
lot of what we know about people. It assumes we’re all vulnerable and passive in
the face of adversity. But what about human initiative and creativity Many come
through periods of stress with more physical and mental vigor than they had
before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to
boredom, and physical and mental strain.
The result of Holmes-Rahe’s medical research tells us______.
A．the way you handle major events may cause stress
B．what should be done to avoid stress
C．what kind of event would cause stress
D．how to cope with sudden changes in life
