书籍能否治疗心理问题？

Can books treat mental health conditions?

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刘立军供稿

Part I. QUESTIONS

Listen to the news and choose the best answer to each question you hear.

Q1. What is bibliotherapy?

A. The use of fiction to treat physical ailments.

B. The practice of using literature to support mental health.

C. A method of writing books about mental health issues.

D. A program for teaching people how to write novels.

Q2. What does Ella Berthoud mean by ‘creative bibliotherapy’?

A. Recommending self-help books for specific mental health conditions.

B. Prescribing fiction to help people deal with life’s challenges.

C. Writing novels that focus on mental health issues.

D. Reading books to escape from reality permanently.

Q3. What is one concern experts have about creative bibliotherapy?

A. It is too expensive for most people.

B. It requires professional training to use.

C. It may not effectively treat specific mental health conditions.

D. It only works for people with empathy.

Q4. What can be inferred about the Reading Well program in the UK?

A. It is designed to completely replace traditional therapies.

B. It guarantees success for everyone who tries it.

C. It focuses exclusively on fiction for mental health.

D. It provides books recommended by both experts and readers.

Q5. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To evaluate the effectiveness of bibliotherapy.

B. To promote the Reading Well program in the UK.

C. To explain how self-help books treat mental health issues.

D. To discuss the risks of overusing fiction for therapy.

Part II. TRANSCRIPT

Can books treat mental health conditions?

“It opened up something in me that needed to be opened and needed to heal,” says Elizabeth Russell, a teacher and librarian from the US state of Connecticut. She was going through a rough patch in life when she found bibliotherapy.

(Q1)Bibliotherapy is the use of literature to support people with mental health and wellbeing issues. The benefits of non-fiction, self-help books are well documented – results from ‘A meta‐analysis of bibliotherapy studies’ suggest this type of bibliotherapy can help with conditions such as anxiety and depression – but what about fiction?

‘Creative bibliotherapy’ may have similar advantages. (Q2)Ella Berthoud, well-known bibliotherapist and author of The Novel Cure calls it ‘the art of prescribing fiction for life’s ailments’. But how does it work? If you were to go to Ella for help, she’d start with a consultation. Then, she says, “I will guide you to books that put a finger on feelings you may often have had, but perhaps never clearly understood before.” Proponents of creative bibliotherapy say that immersing oneself in a good book can help readers process emotions, discover coping strategies or even just provide some escapism from life’s stresses.

ailment n. 轻微的疾病

proponent n. 倡导者

immerse v. 沉浸，使专注于

escapism n. 逃避现实，解脱办法

(Q3)But some experts worry the benefits of creative bibliotherapy are overhyped. Studies suggest reading may improve things such as empathy and self-confidence, but in terms of treating specific mental health conditions, the evidence is weak. Some stories may even cause harm, particularly if they trigger or reinforce the negative feelings someone wants to escape. It seems bibliotherapy is best used in conjunction with other therapies, rather than as a substitute.

empathy n. 同理心

In the UK, the Reading Agency’s Reading Well program helps people manage their health and wellbeing with books. (Q4)The books are recommended by health experts and people with lived experience of the topics covered. But, the organization’s head of health and wellbeing, Gemma Jolly, understands that it’s “not a one size fits all.” She says, “It’s about having an additional tool that might work for some people.” Will you give bibliotherapy a go?

Part III. KEY

Q1.B.【解析】细节题。题目出处为：Bibliotherapy is the use of literature to support people with mental health and wellbeing issues. 这句话明确指出，阅读疗法是指通过阅读文学作品来帮助人们应对心理健康与幸福感方面的问题。因此，正确答案是B。

Q2. B.【解析】细节题。题目出处为：Ella Berthoud… calls it ‘the art of prescribing fiction for life’s ailments’. 这句话表明，Ella Berthoud将“创造性阅读疗法”描述为“为生活中的病痛开具小说处方的艺术”。这意味着她认为通过推荐人们阅读小说，可以帮助人们应对生活中的挑战，这是创造性阅读疗法的核心。因此，正确答案是B。

Q3. C.【解析】细节题。题目出处为：But some experts worry the benefits of creative bibliotherapy are overhyped, and in terms of treating specific mental health conditions, the evidence is weak. 这句话明确指出，一些专家担心创造性阅读疗法的益处被过分夸大了，并且在治疗特定心理健康问题方面证据不足。因此，正确答案是C。

Q4. D.【解析】推理题。题目出处为：The books are recommended by health experts and people with lived experience of the topics covered. 这句话表明，Reading Well项目中的书籍是由健康专家和具有相关生活经验的人共同推荐的。由此可以推断，该项目结合了专家的专业知识和读者的实践经验来选择书籍。因此，正确答案是D。

Q5. A.【解析】主旨题。文章讨论了书疗法的定义、不同形式（包括非虚构类书籍和虚构类书籍）的优缺点，以及其在心理健康治疗中的潜在作用和局限性。因此，正确答案是A。

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