阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。People may start to feel down when the days get shorter in the fall and winter and begin to feel better in the spring, with longer daylight hours.
In some cases, these mood changes can affect 【小题1】 a person feels, thinks, and handles daily activities. If you have noticed that you experience a range of symptoms (症状), like having difficulty concentrating, becoming annoyed very easily, and withdrawing 【小题2】 social interactions, you may be suffering from seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
Women tend 【小题3】 (develop) seasonal affective disorder more than men. The condition often 【小题4】 (begin) in the third or fourth decade of life, though a few 【小题5】 (child) show signs of it. In most cases, SAD starts in the late fall or early winter and goes away during the spring and summer; this 【小题6】 (know) as winter-pattern SAD or winter depression.
Scientists do not 【小题7】 (full) understand what causes SAD. Research indicates that people with SAD may have reduced activity of the brain chemical serotonin (血清素), 【小题8】 helps regulate moods. Research also suggests that sunlight controls the levels of molecules (分子) that help maintain normal serotonin levels, but in people with SAD, this regulation does not function properly, 【小题9】 (result) in decreased serotonin levels in the winter.
The 【小题10】 (treat) for SAD is quite simple—light therapy. Being exposed to sunlight for 30 minutes can effectively ease people’s depression.