N E U R O S E S

PRE-TEXT ASSIGNMENTS.

Exercise 1. Practice the pronunciation

Overexcitation [ouv eksi teijn], diversified [dai v:sifaid], hysteria [his ti ri ], anxiety [ en zai ti], pyromania [pai r ɔ meini ].

Exercise2. Topic vocabulary

to disrupt brain activity- нарушать активносгь мозга

overexcitation - черезмерное возбуждение

the inborn traits of the brain cortex- врожденные особенности коры
головного мозга.

unbalanced- неустойчивый (о психике), неуравновешенный (человек).

incompetent - неспособный

to diversify- разнообразить

anxiety- боязнь, тревога, опасение.

nervous activity failure- расстройство нервной деятельности.

accident neurosis (post-traumatic, shell-shock) - коммоционный (травматический) невроз.

war (battle) neurosis- невроз военного времени

obsessive- compulsive disorder - невроз навязчивых состояний.

Exercise 3. Match the following English word combinations with the Russian ones:

psychoneurotic disorders 1. быстрые реакции

unfavourable agents 2. меняющиеся условия

psychic conditions 3. психоневротические расстройства

rapid reactions 4. психические состояния

changing conditions 5. неблагоприятные факты

Exercise 4. Translate the following words.

Analyse them from the view point of their structure, find term- elements:

Neuralgic, neuralgiform, nervosism, neurectomy, retinoblastoma, myeloblastoma, microorganism, microscopy, microcephaly, macrocyte, macroscopic, macromelia, erythrocyte, leukocyte.

Exercise 5. Translate the following word combinations. Pay attention to the meaning and function of the-ing form:

Changing conditions, precipitating causes, increasing prevalence, existing genetic material, understanding the implication, crossing the river, anticipating factors, surrounding tissues, close reading, psychotraumatizing factors.

Exercise 6. Read and translate the text: