Mind

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1) Blow was dealt

2) Analogy?
3) Effects
4) Scarcely
5) Edged ?
6) Doubts

THE ICEBERG OF THE MIND Humanity's sense of self importance was

undermined in the 16h century by Copemicus and three hundred years later by
Derwin. The final revolutionary blow was (1 as Jung and Freud, who suggested
that humans were not rational beings but were govermed by the primal instincts
and dark forces of the subconscious Acconding to Freud and his folowen the by
pychologists such mind is largely hidden. To use a familiar but useful 2 the mind is
like an iceberg, with only a small proportion of it visible above the surface. Below
that lies the vast hidden bulk of the unconscious, which is dynamic in nature and
actively exerts (0 on what a person iis and does For imtance, there are 30.
unconscious desires, which can cause someone to do things that he cannot explain
rationally and over which he has (4) no control. To socity at the beginning of the
20th century, many of these concepts (5) on the outrageous because they radically
altered perceptions of personality and cast gave (6 upon the supposed rationality of
mankind

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Brainpower The human brain is the most complex structure in the known universe.
The Egyptians were the first to record its existence, but they 7 removing it before
the body was mummified. The Greeks were also unsure about the importance of
the it with little respect brain, some O it to be the seat of mental processes, others
that its purpose was merely to cool the blood. Since those early (9) our
understanding of the brain and its functions, as well as its diseases and dafunctions
has (10 increased. One current area of research is the link between the brain and
the immune system. Researchers are finding that emotions especially stress, have
an effect not only upon our (1) of mind, but also upon the health of our immune
systems. The brain and immune system communicate with each other through a
variety of chemical messengers, and too much stress can cause damage to both the
brain's function and the immune system's ability to (12) disease.
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A sad state of affairs As the last of the leaves fall from the trees and the sun sinks
lower and lower on the horizon, the (13). some sink with it; and as the light fades
and the days grow shorter and shorter, shorter too grows the (14).. sunshine and
warmth. With the overcast sky above, the blustery winds and the trees now barren
of leaves, many people find it difficult to keep the inner fires burning and develop
a form of depression known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. For some,
the consequences can be severe, but recent rescarch has (15). to a simple cure for
those who suffer from the condition and now doctors can give them help. SAD is
triggered by biochemical reactions in the brain that (16) of light. Treatment is very
straightforward - patients are (17). to bright light for a few hours a day, and this
swiftly (18).. banishes the 'winter blues." of .... of as a direct consequence of the
lack the correct biochemical balance and