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84 Severe heart and circulation illnesses can be caused partly by psychological factors. One idea is that people described as type “A” individuals – that is those with competitive and ambitious temperaments – are more likely to develop heart disease than other personality types. And is it possible for shock or stress to cause a heart attack? Professor Andrew Steptoe of St George‟s Medical School, London, who researches the links between psychology and heart disease, thinks so: “When someone is upset or distressed, there are changes in the brain which stimulate the release of stress-related hormones. The other major process is the way in which the nervous system controls the heart and the circulation. Those changes may be sufficient to cause disease problems or they may contribute, with other factors, to increasing the risk of disease.” Recognizing that there is an important psychological side in heart disease has led to new approaches to treating patients. Today, rehabilitation involves not only drugs, exercise and diets but also courses in stress and anger management. At long last, western medicine is beginning to accept that having the right mental attitude and learning how to relax are important to staying healthy. A. Read the definitions given here and find the words and expressions in the article. 1) a substance given instead of real medicine without the patient‟s knowing that it is not real. 2) collapse of physical or mental health 3) a man who is believed to have medical powers and be able to cure people 4) a drug that lessens pain 5) sharing another person‟s feelings 6) a doctor who is not part of the conventional healthcare system 7) obtain an image of the inside of the body by a computerized machine using X-rays or other techniques. 8) bringing back (smb who is physically or mentally disabled) to a (more) normal life by special treatment. B. Paraphrase the following sentence...