Name: Martín, María Fernanda
Title: Marital Spats, Taken to Heart
Source: New York Times
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/02/health/02well.html?ref=research
Date: October 2, 2007
Vocabulary:
Main Ideas:
Arguing is an inevitable part of married life.
Yet, not all of us know that fighting with your spouse can affect your health.
Generally, women tend to bottle up their feelings during marital spat(self-silencing).
Specialists suggest that self-silencing may bring about depression, eating disorders and heart disease.
In utah, researchersa have videotaped 150couples arguing.
The results were categorized in different forms of arguing, ranging from being warm, submisive to hostileand controlliing.
Cardiovascular force increased. It also showed that arguing in a warm stly lower the couple’s risk of heart disease.
Vocabulary:
spouse noun [C] FORMAL OR LEGALa person's husband or wife: In 60% of the households surveyed both spouses went out to work.
nuance noun [C] a very slight difference in appearance, meaning, sound, etc: The painter has managed to capture every nuance of the woman's expression. Linguists explore the nuances of language.
spat (ARGUMENT) noun [C] INFORMAL a short argument, usually about something unimportant: She was having a spat with her brother about who did the washing up.
toll (CHARGE) noun [C]1 a small amount of money that you have to pay to use a road, cross a bridge, etc: He's just got a job collecting tolls at the start of the motorway.2 US the money a long-distance telephone call costs: Is Bayonne a toll call (= a more expensive telephone call) from New York?tolled adjective MAINLY UK There are plans to build a tolled motorway (= one which you pay to use) around the perimeter of the city.
ensue verb [I] FORMAL to happen after something else, especially as a result of it: The police officer said that he had placed the man under arrest and that a scuffle had ensued.ensuing adjective [before noun] happening after something and because of it: An argument broke out and in the ensuing fight, a gun went off.He lost his job and in the ensuing months became more and more depressed.
underlie verb [T] underlying, underlay, underlain to be a hidden cause of or strong influence on something: Psychological problems very often underlie apparently physical disorders.
chequebook UK noun [C] (US checkbook) a book of cheques with your name printed on them which is given to you by your bank to make payments with
psychosomatic adjective (of an illness) caused by anxiety and worry and not by an infection or injury: a psychosomatic illness
hostile (UNFRIENDLY) adjective unfriendly and not liking or agreeing with something: a hostile croad. The President had a hostile reception in Ohio this morning.I'm not hostile to (= against) the idea of change as such.
Hostility noun [U] They showed open (= obvious) hostility to/towards their new neighbours.
Personal reaction:
Unfortunately, during my life I have witnessed marital spats. How should these people get on if they are arguing even for minimum things like what they want to eat? Sposes in the whole world should read this article together. Couples should know that they need to allow the other live a safe environment so as to express feelings when they are in conflict. At least, try it just for their own health and the health of the realtionship as well. Nevertheless, couples nowadays don’t seem to care much the health of their love.
Title: Marital Spats, Taken to Heart
Source: New York Times
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/02/health/02well.html?ref=research
Date: October 2, 2007
Vocabulary:
Main Ideas:
Arguing is an inevitable part of married life.
Yet, not all of us know that fighting with your spouse can affect your health.
Generally, women tend to bottle up their feelings during marital spat(self-silencing).
Specialists suggest that self-silencing may bring about depression, eating disorders and heart disease.
In utah, researchersa have videotaped 150couples arguing.
The results were categorized in different forms of arguing, ranging from being warm, submisive to hostileand controlliing.
Cardiovascular force increased. It also showed that arguing in a warm stly lower the couple’s risk of heart disease.
Vocabulary:
spouse noun [C] FORMAL OR LEGALa person's husband or wife: In 60% of the households surveyed both spouses went out to work.
nuance noun [C] a very slight difference in appearance, meaning, sound, etc: The painter has managed to capture every nuance of the woman's expression. Linguists explore the nuances of language.
spat (ARGUMENT) noun [C] INFORMAL a short argument, usually about something unimportant: She was having a spat with her brother about who did the washing up.
toll (CHARGE) noun [C]1 a small amount of money that you have to pay to use a road, cross a bridge, etc: He's just got a job collecting tolls at the start of the motorway.2 US the money a long-distance telephone call costs: Is Bayonne a toll call (= a more expensive telephone call) from New York?tolled adjective MAINLY UK There are plans to build a tolled motorway (= one which you pay to use) around the perimeter of the city.
ensue verb [I] FORMAL to happen after something else, especially as a result of it: The police officer said that he had placed the man under arrest and that a scuffle had ensued.ensuing adjective [before noun] happening after something and because of it: An argument broke out and in the ensuing fight, a gun went off.He lost his job and in the ensuing months became more and more depressed.
underlie verb [T] underlying, underlay, underlain to be a hidden cause of or strong influence on something: Psychological problems very often underlie apparently physical disorders.
chequebook UK noun [C] (US checkbook) a book of cheques with your name printed on them which is given to you by your bank to make payments with
psychosomatic adjective (of an illness) caused by anxiety and worry and not by an infection or injury: a psychosomatic illness
hostile (UNFRIENDLY) adjective unfriendly and not liking or agreeing with something: a hostile croad. The President had a hostile reception in Ohio this morning.I'm not hostile to (= against) the idea of change as such.
Hostility noun [U] They showed open (= obvious) hostility to/towards their new neighbours.
Personal reaction:
Unfortunately, during my life I have witnessed marital spats. How should these people get on if they are arguing even for minimum things like what they want to eat? Sposes in the whole world should read this article together. Couples should know that they need to allow the other live a safe environment so as to express feelings when they are in conflict. At least, try it just for their own health and the health of the realtionship as well. Nevertheless, couples nowadays don’t seem to care much the health of their love.
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