心理学的花样疗法[5]

Horticulture Therapy 园艺疗法

Imagine the patience and knowledge it takes to grow a tiny seed into a strong tree. In horticulture therapy, therapists combine their love for nature with their expertise in mental health to teach those skills. Much like equine therapy uses the horse to teach skills, horticulture therapists use plants to convey different lessons and skills. Working in prisons, hospitals, and nursing homes, therapists initiate conversation while gardening or crafting pinecone bird feeders.

As groups work together to plant flowers or grow gardens, therapists lead conversations on confidence and teamwork. Horticulture therapy is especially useful for people with disabilities. Activities can be designed for people in wheelchairs or with other special needs. Anyone can delight in the happiness of watching a flower grow. It can be a great source of pride to watch a planted seed grow and be instrumental in its care. By connecting with nature, patients find calmness to bring into their own lives.

Vocabulary

1. psychotherapy: 心理疗法。

2. spill: 说出。

3. drag: 吸入一口烟。

4. campsite: 营地。

5. trail: 系列活动。

6. session: （从事某项活动的）一段时间；be coupled with: 与……结合；fly-fishing: 假蝇钓鱼（广泛流行于欧美的溪流钓法，用仿生饵模仿飞蝇、蚊虫等有翅类昆虫落水，以刺激掠食性鱼类捕食）；self-reliance: 自立。

7. 这些活动能够改造最为任性的犯事者，比如少年犯和患有抑郁症、情绪管理问题或饮食失调的青少年。wayward: 难管教的，任性的；juvenile delinquent: 少年犯。

8. come under fire: 受到批评；unethical: 不道德的；downright: 完全地，彻底地；abusive: 施虐的。

9. regulate: 管理；staff: v. 配备人手。

10. boot camp: 新兵训练营。

11. 即使是合法的荒野治疗团队也受到过指责，称他们与青少年护送机构一起，强制那些不愿意参加活动的人离开家去参与这些活动。legitimate: 合法的，正当的；escort: 护送。

12. hypnotism: 催眠术；subconscious: 潜意识。

13. meditation: 冥想。

14. expertly: 熟练地，巧妙地；portion: （食物的）一份。

15. sponge : 海绵；incorporate: 纳入，吸收；recommendation: 建议。

16. phobias: 恐惧症；irrational fear: 非理性恐惧。

17. alleviate: 减轻，缓解。

18. supervision: 监督，管理。

19. puppy: 幼犬。

20. post-traumatic stress disorder: （由于战伤、恐怖等原因引起的）创伤后精神紧张性障碍。

21. consensus: 一致意见，共同看法。

22. overbearing: 专横的，傲慢的。

23. company: 陪伴；stuffed animal: 毛绒玩具。

24. assertive: 自信的，果断的；stand up for: 支持，拥护。

25. autistic: 自闭的。

26. expertise: 专门知识。

27. equine therapy: 马背疗法，心理疗法之一，指通过骑马或者马儿的陪伴来进行心理治疗。

28. initiate: 使开始，发起；craft: 制作；pinecone: 松果。

29. instrumental: 起作用的，有帮助的。

（来源：英语学习杂志 编辑：丹妮）