episode:
a series of connected events
suffer from an illness:
have an illness
manic-depressive illness:
a mental illness in which a person goes back and forth (alternates) between manic moods and depression (also called “bi-polar illness”)
manic mood:
a mood of great excitement, activity, optimism etc.
mood:
the way a person feels at a particular time
illustrative examples:
an example which shows (illustrates) what something is like
disorder:
a condition of something being wrong with a person (like “disease” but more vague)
depression:
a mental illness in which a person always feels very sad and unhappy over a long period of time.
schizophrenia:
a mental illness in which a person (usually young) cannot think clearly, hears voices, sees things that are not there etc
phobia:
a strong, unreasonable fear of something (e.g. heights, dogs, meeting people) which is considered a mental illness when it is strong enough to prevent the person from leading a normal life
post-traumatic stress disorder:
a mental illness caused by a “trauma” (a very frightening and shocking experience in war, accident etc.) which causes anxiety (worry, fear etc), nightmares, repeating memories, and leads to an inability to have a normal life.
1: make groups of three or four
2: decide who is going to be A, who B, and who C. (In a four-person group there will be a c1 and a c2.)
3: A, tells the others in a story about one of the following:
• a particular episode in the life of someone you know who suffers from manic-depressive illness (or some other type of mood disorder such as depression)
• a general description (with illustrative examples) of the personality of someone you know who suffers from manic-depressive illness (or some other type of mood disorder such as depression)
• a particular episode in the life of someone you know who suffers from some other form of mental illness such as schizophrenia, a phobia of some sort, or post-traumatic stress disorder)
• a general description (with illustrative examples) of the personality of someone you know who suffers from some other form of mental illness such as such as schizophrenia, a phobia of some sort, or post-traumatic stress disorder)
4: B, repeats A’s story.
5: C (or C1 and C2), asks A questions about his or her story.
6: A becomes C (or C2), B becomes A, etcetera, and everything is repeated.
1: write a paragraph telling one of the stories you have heard (not your own)
2: exchange your group’s paragraphs for the paragraphs of another group.
1: correct the errors in one of the paragraphs your group has received
2: discuss two or three intereting errors with the other members of your group