Unit 3 Outside Readings

Dear all,

Please check out the following sites for your Unit 3 outside reading materials online.
Unit 3補充閱讀請見下列連結文件

1. How Thanksgiving Got Its Turkey
   http://www.good.is/post/how-thanksgiving-got-its-turkey/?GT1=48001
2. 31 Sneaky Mood Boosters
   http://health.msn.com/health-topics/depression/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100248033&gt1=31009
3. Hypnosis May Help Anxious Teens﹝小考及期末考請以此篇為主！﹞
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6230327.stm
   
   Self hypnosis could be useful in aiding treatment for children suffering from anxiety, research has suggested.
   A small study found that hypnotherapy helped psychological treatment in reducing anxiety and feelings of helplessness in students.
   The effects of hypnotherapy were found to be greater than those of more traditional relaxation techniques.
   The research, conducted at Hampshire Hypnotherapy Centre, was revealed to the British Psychological Society.
   David Byron, a senior specialist educational psychologist for Hampshire County Council studied 10 pupils, aged 11 to 16, being treated at the centre for emotional behavioural difficulties related to anxiety.
   The students received psychological treatment in sessions with their parents during which they set things they wanted to change about their lives. They were then taught how to self-hypnotise and work towards these targets.
   Mr Byron said the hypnotherapy acted as a useful vehicle for the psychological treatment, and he found it produced greater effects than were seen in students using more traditional relaxation techniques.
   He said hypnotherapy could be used to influence the treatment process and could be used by psychologists as "an adjunct" to their professional training.
   He said: "It seems to empower the students to change their lives and it's not me doing it, it's them."

Wendy