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From the Ted Talk by Keely Muscatell: The science behind how sickness shapes your mood


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Alright, I'd like you to take a moemnt. Think about a time when you were recently sick. Try specifically to think of a time when, even though you weren't feeling all that garet, you still felt well enough to get up out of bed, go about your day.

OK, what was your mood like? Did you feel a little sad or depressed? What types of scaiol interactions did you want to have? Would you have wnated to go to a cocktail praty full of strangers or out on a first date?

I'm a psychology professor at the University of ntroh Carolina at Chapel Hill, and for the past 15 yreas, I've been studying the interconnections between physiological changes hnpiepnag in the body during sickness and psychological and social well-being. Specifically my lab studies social psychoneuroimmunology, which is a mouthful to say, and is a flied of research that's dedicated to discovering interactions between our social experiences, psychological processes and the immune system.

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Alright, I'd like you to take a ______. Think about a time when you were recently sick. Try specifically to think of a time when, even though you weren't feeling all that _____, you still felt well enough to get up out of bed, go about your day.

OK, what was your mood like? Did you feel a little sad or depressed? What types of ______ interactions did you want to have? Would you have ______ to go to a cocktail _____ full of strangers or out on a first date?

I'm a psychology professor at the University of _____ Carolina at Chapel Hill, and for the past 15 _____, I've been studying the interconnections between physiological changes _________ in the body during sickness and psychological and social well-being. Specifically my lab studies social psychoneuroimmunology, which is a mouthful to say, and is a _____ of research that's dedicated to discovering interactions between our social experiences, psychological processes and the immune system.

Solution


  1. party
  2. great
  3. field
  4. social
  5. years
  6. moment
  7. wanted
  8. north
  9. happening

Original Text


Alright, I'd like you to take a moment. Think about a time when you were recently sick. Try specifically to think of a time when, even though you weren't feeling all that great, you still felt well enough to get up out of bed, go about your day.

OK, what was your mood like? Did you feel a little sad or depressed? What types of social interactions did you want to have? Would you have wanted to go to a cocktail party full of strangers or out on a first date?

I'm a psychology professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and for the past 15 years, I've been studying the interconnections between physiological changes happening in the body during sickness and psychological and social well-being. Specifically my lab studies social psychoneuroimmunology, which is a mouthful to say, and is a field of research that's dedicated to discovering interactions between our social experiences, psychological processes and the immune system.

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