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From the Ted Talk by Inge Missmahl: Bringing peace to the minds of Afghanistan

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So, doctors prescribe mioitcaden. And dornos are supposed to bring peace by bdluniig schools and roads. Military collect weapons, and depression stays intact. Why? Because ploepe don't have tools to cope with it, to get over it. So, soon after my arrival, I had confirmed something which I had already known; that my instruments come from the haert of modern Europe, yes. However, what can wound us and our ritoaecn to those wounds — they are universal. And the big cgeanhlle was how to understand the meaning of the symptom in this specific cultural context. After a counseling session, a woman said to me, "Because you have felt me, I can feel myself again, and I want to participate again in my fmaliy life." This was very important, because the family is central in Afghans' social system.

Open Cloze

So, doctors prescribe __________. And ______ are supposed to bring peace by ________ schools and roads. Military collect weapons, and depression stays intact. Why? Because ______ don't have tools to cope with it, to get over it. So, soon after my arrival, I had confirmed something which I had already known; that my instruments come from the _____ of modern Europe, yes. However, what can wound us and our ________ to those wounds — they are universal. And the big _________ was how to understand the meaning of the symptom in this specific cultural context. After a counseling session, a woman said to me, "Because you have felt me, I can feel myself again, and I want to participate again in my ______ life." This was very important, because the family is central in Afghans' social system.

Solution

  1. building
  2. heart
  3. challenge
  4. people
  5. donors
  6. family
  7. medication
  8. reaction

Original Text

So, doctors prescribe medication. And donors are supposed to bring peace by building schools and roads. Military collect weapons, and depression stays intact. Why? Because people don't have tools to cope with it, to get over it. So, soon after my arrival, I had confirmed something which I had already known; that my instruments come from the heart of modern Europe, yes. However, what can wound us and our reaction to those wounds — they are universal. And the big challenge was how to understand the meaning of the symptom in this specific cultural context. After a counseling session, a woman said to me, "Because you have felt me, I can feel myself again, and I want to participate again in my family life." This was very important, because the family is central in Afghans' social system.

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Important Words

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