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(1) We all like to feel needed. But new research suggests having a sense of purpose is good for our health, too. In a study of 7,000 people, those with the strongest sense of direction in life were over 70 percent less likely to suffer a stroke. The researchers 1 for other aggravating factors such as blood pressure and alcohol use and believe the 2 comes through regulating the immune system. It has long been thought that 3 meaningful activity after retirement is important for physical and mental health—which often declines 4 soon after retirement. But while past research focused on the 5 effects of negative psychological traits, such as depression and anxiety, new research is investigating how positive traits, such as 6 , protect against illness. In the recent study, men and women aged 50 and over were 7 for four to five years and completed psychological tests while researchers recorded strokes. The results show that the higher someone’s sense of purpose, the lower their risk of a stroke. Those with the greatest sense of purpose were 73 percent less likely to suffer a stroke compared to those with lowest. Other research has shown that positive mood can lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol(荷尔蒙皮质醇), also in stroke. “This is significant as we have a (n) 9 population and it helps show what behaviors prevent people from getting ill,” says Cary Cooper, professor of health psychology at Lancaster University. “Maybe 10 is not good for some.” A accounted B Aging C ambition D damaging E decreasing F Dramatically G effect H gradually I implicated J Optimism K outstanding L pursuing M retirement N Searched O tracked (2) The concept of man versus machine is at least as old as the industrial revolution, but this phenomenon tends to be most acutely felt during economic downturns and slow recoveries. Since technology has such a big 11 for eating up human jobs, this phenomenon will continue to structure our economy in ways