《Lesson 114 Mental Illness》.pdf

The Bob and Rob Show Study Guide Lesson 114: Mental Illness date: December 02, 2007Jack Nicholson in the classic One file name: bobrob 12-02-07 Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Show notes Bob and Rob tackle a very serious issue this week; the social and genetic phenomenon of mental illness. Phrasal Verbs and Idioms To deal with something or someone 1) to be able to control your emotions or a situation. E.g.,: My doctor told me the best way to deal with mild depression is to exercise. 2) to look after, talk to or have control of people in an appropriate way, such as with your job. E.g.,: my work involves dealing with mentally disabled children. 3) to take appropriate action in a situation. E.g.,: This customer needs a refund, so can you deal with her please? Im busy? 4) to take appropriate action in order to punish. E.g.,: I cant believe you wrecked the car. When your father gets home he will deal with you! 5) to do business regularly with someone. E.g.,: We always deal with ABC company, so they give us a good discount. IDIOM: we looked at examples of pejorative / derogatory terms to describe someone who is insane: batty, bizarre, bonkers, crazy, cuckoo, demented, loony*, lunatic, mad, mental, nuts*, nutty*, psychopathic, psychotic, raving, whacko, “to lose your mind. BONUS IDIOM: “to lose your marbles” To lose your capacity to think and behave rationally. In other words, to go crazy. E.g.,: after Bills wife left him he lost his marbles. AJESS This section looked at mentioning a surprising fact to support an argument. Look at these examples:  Do you realize that... twenty percent (20%) of adults, or about 40 million (40,000,000) Americans, experiences some type of mental disorder every year.  Believe or not... young people between 15 and 24 years old are the age group most likely to experience a major depressive episode.  You may not believe it, but... it is estima