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Most of us strive for self-respect — to see ourselves in a positive light, to be (1) of who we are. Any comments or experiences that undermine those feelings of self-worth can be uncomfortable and it's only (2) to want to avoid them. But the thing is, (3) your self-worth really is being undermined is, to a large degree, subjective. Much of it comes down to your (4) of what someone said or did.
When you take things personally, you're interpreting these situations as saying something significant and negative about you as a person. Say your boss picks holes in your sales report, and you come away feeling like this means she thinks you're a (5) member of staff. Or, two of your friends cancel your (6) get-together at the pub and you interpret this as meaning they're bored of you. Psychologists have a (7) for this way of thinking: personalisation.
But the (8) is that your boss might view you very highly. It's just you made some (9) in the report and she wanted to point these out so that you do better next time. , (10) in the case of your friends cancelling, perhaps they both felt unwell that weekend or they just (11) their minds.
In both — (12) and others that we all experience — there's another (13) at work that psychologists call mind reading. This is when you assume to know what other people are thinking about you, when you can't really know without (14) them directly.
One simple way to avoid personalisation (15) and mind reading is to challenge your negative assumptions of what's (16) . When you find yourself taking a situation personally, try to think of other interpretations that are less focused on you — especially in the sense of saying anything deep or (17) about you.
When you do this, it might help to try to put yourself in other people's shoes. The fact your boss took the time to give you (18) at all means they care enough to want to help you (19) . When it comes to your friends — maybe it's because your friendship is so (20) that they felt able to cancel at late notice.
答案速查：1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.D 13.A 14.D 15.C 16.A 17.D 18.B 19.C 20.B
1. to be of who we are
答案：C
2. it's only to want to avoid them
答案：B
3. your self-worth really is being undermined is, to a large degree, subjective
答案：A
4. Much of it comes down to your of what someone said or did
答案：C
5. she thinks you're a member of staff
答案：A
6. cancel your get-together at the pub
答案：D
7. Psychologists have a for this way of thinking: personalisation
答案：B
8. But the is that your boss might view you very highly
答案：D
9. It's just you made some in the report
答案：C
10. , in the case of your friends cancelling
答案：A
11. they just their minds
答案：B
12. In both — and others that we all experience
答案：D
13. there's another at work that psychologists call mind reading
答案：A
14. you can't really know without them directly
答案：D
15. One simple way to avoid personalisation and mind reading
答案：C
16. challenge your negative assumptions of what's
答案：A
17. saying anything deep or about you
答案：D
18. your boss took the time to give you at all
答案：B
19. they care enough to want to help you
答案：C
20. your friendship is so that they felt able to cancel at late notice
答案：B