Text A Overview Two Ways of Looking at Life DESPAIR HOPE
Text A Overview Two Ways of Looking at Life Unit 3 Psychology
Unit 3 Text A Overview Psychology Two Ways of Looking at Life 1.The father is looking down into the crib at his sleeping newborn daughter,just home from the hospital.His heart is overflowing with awe and gratitude for the beauty of her, the perfection. 2.The baby opens her eyes and stares straight up. 3.The father calls her name,expecting that she will turn her head and look at him.Her eyes don't move. 4.He picks up a furry little toy attached to the rail of the bassinet and shakes it,ringing the bell it contains.The baby's eyes don't move. 5.His heart has begun to beat rapidly.He finds his wife in their bedroom and tells her what just happened."She doesn't seem to respond to noise at all,"he says. "It's as if she can't hear
Text A Overview Two Ways of Looking at Life 1.The father is looking down into the crib at his sleeping newborn daughter, just home from the hospital. His heart is overflowing with awe and gratitude for the beauty of her, the perfection. 2.The baby opens her eyes and staresstraight up. 3. The father calls her name, expecting that she will turn her head and look at him. Her eyes don’t move. 4.He picks up a furry little toy attached to the rail of the bassinet and shakes it, ringing the bell it contains. The baby’s eyes don’t move. 5. His heart has begun to beat rapidly. He finds his wife in their bedroom and tells her what just happened. “She doesn’t seem to respond to noise at all,” he says. “It’s as if she can’t hear.” Unit 3 Psychology
Unit 3 Text A Overview Psychology Two Ways of Looking at Life 6."I'm sure she's all right,"the wife says,pulling her dressing gown around her.Together they go into the nursery. 7.She calls the baby's name,jingles the bell,claps her hands.Then she picks up the baby,who immediately perks up,wiggling and cooing. 8.“My God,"the father says.“She's deaf." 9.“No,she'snot,”the mother says.“I mean,it's too soon to say a thing like that.Look,she's brand-new.Her eyes don't even focus yet." 10."But there wasn't the slightest movement,even when you clapped as hard as you could
Text A Overview Two Ways of Looking at Life 6.“I’m sure she’s all right,” the wife says, pulling her dressing gown around her. Together they go into the nursery. 7. She calls the baby’s name, jingles the bell, claps her hands. Then she picks up the baby, who immediately perks up, wiggling and cooing. 8.“My God,” the father says. “She’s deaf.” 9.“No, she’s not,” the mother says.“I mean, it’s too soon to say a thing like that. Look, she’s brand-new. Her eyes don’t even focus yet.” 10.“But there wasn’t the slightest movement, even when you clapped as hard as you could.” Unit 3 Psychology
Unit 3 Text A Overview Psychology Two Ways of Looking at Life 11.The mother takes a book from the shelf."Let's read what's in the baby book,"she says.She looks up "hearing"and reads out loud:"Don't be alarmed if your newborn fails to startle at loud noise or fails to orient toward sound.The startle reflex and attention to sound often take some time to develop.Your pediatrician can test your child's hearing neurologically." 12."There,the mother says."Doesn't that make you feel better?" 13."Not much,"the father says."It doesn't even mention the other possibility,that the baby is deaf.And all I know is that my baby doesn't hear a thing.I've got the worst feeling about this. Maybe it's because my grandfather was deaf.If that beautiful baby is deaf and it's my fault,I'll never forgive myself
Text A Overview Two Ways of Looking at Life 11. The mother takes a book from the shelf. “Let’s read what’s in the baby book,” she says. She looks up “hearing” and reads out loud:“Don’t be alarmed if your newborn fails to startle at loud noise or fails to orient toward sound. The startle reflex and attention to sound often take some time to develop. Your pediatrician can test your child’s hearing neurologically.” 12.“There,” the mother says.“Doesn’t that make you feel better?” 13.“Not much,” the father says.“It doesn’t even mention the other possibility, that the baby is deaf. And all I know is that my baby doesn’t hear a thing. I’ve got the worst feeling about this. Maybe it’s because my grandfather was deaf. If that beautiful baby is deaf and it’s my fault, I’ll never forgive myself.” Unit 3 Psychology
Unit 3 Text A Overview Psychology Two Ways of Looking at Life 14,"Hey,wait a minute,"says the wife."You're going off the eep end.We'll call the pediatrician first thing Monday.In the meantime,cheer up.Here,hold the baby while I fix her blanket. It's all pulled out." 15.The father takes the baby but gives her back to his wife as soon as he can.All weekend he finds himself unable to open his briefcase and prepare for next week's work.He follows his wife around the house,ruminating about the baby's hearing and about the way deafness would ruin her life.He imagines only the worst:no hearing,no development of language,his beautiful child cut off from the social world,locked in soundless isolation. By Sunday night he has sunk into despair
Text A Overview Two Ways of Looking at Life 14. “Hey, wait a minute,” says the wife. “You’re going off the deep end. We’ll call the pediatrician first thing Monday. In the meantime, cheer up. Here, hold the baby while I fix her blanket. It’s all pulled out.” 15.The father takes the baby but gives her back to his wife as soon as he can. All weekend he finds himself unable to open his briefcase and prepare for next week’s work. He follows his wife around the house, ruminating about the baby’s hearing and about the way deafness would ruin her life. He imagines only the worst: no hearing, no development of language, his beautiful child cut off from the social world, locked in soundless isolation. By Sunday night he has sunk into despair. Unit 3 Psychology