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Open Cloze SATURDAY 31st October 1PM UK TIME - Livestream English Class for C2 and C1
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'I felt lighter, more open': Why you are never too old for therapy
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260609-mental-health-and-ageing-why-you-are-never-too-old-for-therapy
We assume therapy belongs to youth, yet older people may be particularly …….. to …….. from psychological support.
We assume therapy belongs to youth, yet older people may be particularly likely to benefit from psychological support.
Maurizio is 70. He recently began therapy in the …… of better understanding a physical pain he had carried since …….
Maurizio is 70. He recently began therapy in the hope of better understanding a physical pain he had carried since childhood.
He has suffered migraines since the age of seven and wanted to explore what …1… …2…. behind them.
He has suffered migraines since the age of seven and wanted to explore what might lie behind them.
Over the years he had ……. different doctors and sought multiple opinions – therapy was another attempt to t…… the origins of the problem.
Over the years he had consulted different doctors and sought multiple opinions – therapy was another attempt to trace the origins of the problem.
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But he continued even after …… he …….. never find a single cause.
But he continued even after realising he might never find a single cause.
"The process itself became something meaningful, a space for i……… that helped me understand my life more …….. ," Mauizio says.
"The process itself became something meaningful, a space for introspection that helped me understand my life more clearly," Mauizio says.
Antonio, 73, and his wife Gigliola, 68, …… to therapy hoping to save their relationship after years ……. by disappointments and unspoken tensions.
Antonio, 73, and his wife Gigliola, 68, turned to therapy hoping to save their relationship after years marked by disappointments and unspoken tensions.
"After some time, I realised I felt lighter, more open," Antonio says.
"Looking within …….. and bringing out what we could never say before …….. helped us," Gigliola adds.
"After some time, I realised I felt lighter, more open," Antonio says.
"Looking within ourselves and bringing out what we could never say before perhaps helped us," Gigliola adds.
Their ……. challenge a common …….: that therapy is only for the young.
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Their stories challenge a common assumption: that therapy is only for the young.
And a growing ……. of evidence suggests that many older people could …… from the same kind of help.
And a growing body of evidence suggests that many older people could benefit from the same kind of help.
The potential for therapy to treat mental illness and e…… our overall wellbeing is now well-……. , yet it is relatively rare for older people to access these services.
The potential for therapy to treat mental illness and enhance our overall wellbeing is now well-established, yet it is relatively rare for older people to access these services.
According to the World Health Organization, around 14% of people over 70 live with a mental health disorder, most commonly anxiety and ……. , and 17% of all suicides occur in people in this age …….. .
anxiety and depression, and 17% of all suicides occur in people of in this age range.
A study published in 2024, however, found that only around 4% of US adults aged 65 and over received psychological therapy, …….. to 12% of those aged 18-24 and 8% ……. those aged 35-64.
therapy, compared to 12% of those aged 18-24 and 8% among those aged 35-64.
This is despite …1… …2… no evidence that therapy is any less effective or useful as we get older, according to Pim Cuijpers, professor of clinical psychology.
This is despite there being no evidence that therapy
"Therapies …… across the whole adult age," he says.
Cuijpers recently published a review on psychotherapy for depression across different age …...
"Therapies work across the.
depression across different age groups.
"What surprised me is that there is ……. a lot of research in older people who are above 75 and we didn't find any …….. that psychotherapies differ in that age group either," he says.
that there is quite a lot of research
"didn't find any indication that psychotherapies
Older people ……. find that therapy helps to target some of the specific concerns that come with ageing, including social isolation and chronic illness, with ……… benefits.
Older people may find that therapy
with widespread benefits.
Many report improvements in overall wellbeing, r……. motivation and increased social ……...
wellbeing, renewed motivation and increased social participation.