Topic N1

N1 7๐Ÿ—ฃ Conversation

Health - Mental Health in Professional Environments

N1 Conversation lesson 6: Health - Mental Health in Professional Environments

๐Ÿ’ฌDialogue

A

้Žๅบฆใชๆˆๆžœไธป็พฉใฏใ€ๅพ“ๆฅญๅ“กใฎใƒกใƒณใ‚ฟใƒซใƒ˜ใƒซใ‚นใ‚’ๆใชใ†ๆใ‚ŒใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๆณจๆ„ใŒๅฟ…่ฆใงใ™ใ€‚

Excessive meritocracy may damage the mental health of employees, requiring caution.

ใˆใˆใ€‚ๅฟƒ็†็š„ๅฎ‰ๅ…จๆ€งใŒ็ขบไฟใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ่ทๅ ด็’ฐๅขƒใ“ใใŒใ€้•ทๆœŸ็š„ใช็”Ÿ็”ฃๆ€งใฎๅ‘ไธŠใซๅฏ„ไธŽใ™ใ‚‹ใฏใšใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚

Yes. Because a work environment where psychological safety is ensured is exactly what should contribute to long-term productivity improvement.

B
A

ใ„ใใ‚‰ๅ„ช็ง€ใชไบบๆใงใ‚‚ใ€่‡ชใ‚‰ใ‚’้Žๅบฆใฎใƒ—ใƒฌใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฃใƒผใซๆ›ใ™ใŒใ‚†ใˆใซใ€ๅฎŸๅŠ›ใ‚’็™บๆฎใ—ใใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚นใ‚‚ๅฐ‘ใชใใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

No matter how excellent the personnel are, there are many cases where they cannot fully demonstrate their abilities precisely because they expose themselves to excessive pressure.

ใฏใ„ใ€‚ๅ€’ใ‚Œใ‚“ใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใฎ็Šถๆณใซใ‚ใ‚‹ๅพ“ๆฅญๅ“กใ‚’ๆ•‘ใ„ใ€็‡ƒใˆๅฐฝใ็—‡ๅ€™็พคใ‚’ๆœช็„ถใซ้˜ฒใใŸใ‚ใซใ‚‚ใ€ใƒฏใƒผใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚คใƒ•ใƒใƒฉใƒณใ‚นใฎๅพนๅบ•ใŒๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใญใ€‚

Yes. In order to save employees in a situation where they seem about to collapse, and to prevent burnout syndrome beforehand, strict adherence to work-life balance is required.

B
A

ใŸใ ใ€ๆทฑๅˆปใชไบ‹ๆ…‹ใซ่‡ณใ‚‹ๅ‰ใซๅˆถๅบฆใ‚’ๆ•ดใˆใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงใชใใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚’ๆฐ—ๅ…ผใญใชใๅˆฉ็”จใงใใ‚‹็ต„็น”้ขจๅœŸใŒไฝ•ใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅคงๅˆ‡ใงใ™ใ€‚

However, before leading to a serious situation, it is not just about establishing systems, but an organizational culture where they can be used without hesitation is most important.

ใใฎ้€šใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚็คพๅ“กใซไผ‘่ทใ‚’ไฝ™ๅ„€ใชใใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ๅ‰ใซใ€ๅ€‹ไบบใฎใƒฌใ‚ธใƒชใ‚จใƒณใ‚นใซไพๆ‹ ใ™ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงใชใใ€็ต„็น”็š„ใชๆ”ฏๆดไฝ“ๅˆถใฎๆง‹็ฏ‰ใŒไธๅฏๆฌ ใจ่จ€ใˆใ‚‹ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

Exactly. Before forcing employees to take a leave of absence, it can be said that building an organizational support system instead of just relying on individual resilience is essential.

B
A

ๆœ€่ฟ‘ใฏใ€็”ฃๆฅญๅŒปใ‚„ใ‚ซใ‚ฆใƒณใ‚ปใƒฉใƒผใจใฎ้ข่ซ‡ใ‚’ๅฎšๆœŸ็š„ใซ็พฉๅ‹™ไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‹ไผๆฅญใ‚‚ๅข—ใˆใคใคใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

Recently, the number of companies making regular interviews with industrial physicians and counselors mandatory is increasing.

ใˆใˆใ€‚ๆ‚ฉใฟใ‚„ไธๅฎ‰ใ‚’ๅ้œฒใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–‡ๅŒ–ใ‚’้†ธๆˆใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ€ๅญค็ซ‹ใ‚’้˜ฒใๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใฟใŒๆ€ฅๅ‹™ใงใ™ใ€‚

Yes. Taking steps to prevent isolation by fostering a culture to express worries and anxieties is an urgent task.

B
A

ใพใŸใ€็ฎก็†่ทๅ‘ใ‘ใฎใƒกใƒณใ‚ฟใƒซใƒ˜ใƒซใ‚น็ ”ไฟฎใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆใƒฉใ‚คใƒณใ‚ฑใ‚ขใ‚’ๅผทๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚้‡่ฆใงใ™ใญใ€‚

Also, it is important to strengthen line care through mental health training for managers.

้ƒจไธ‹ใฎๅฐใ•ใช็•ฐๅค‰ใซๆ—ฉๆœŸใซๆฐ—ใฅใใ€้ฉๅˆ‡ใชๅฏพๅฟœใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒ้‡็—‡ๅŒ–ใ‚’้˜ฒใ็ฌฌไธ€ๆญฉใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚

Because noticing small abnormalities in subordinates early and taking appropriate measures is the first step in preventing aggravation.

B
A

ใฏใ„ใ€‚ไบ’ใ„ใซๆ•ฌๆ„ใ‚’ๆ‰•ใ„ใ€ๅคšๆง˜ใชๅƒใๆ–นใ‚„ไพกๅ€ค่ฆณใ‚’่จฑๅฎนใ™ใ‚‹ๆŸ”่ปŸใ•ใŒๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚

Yes. Flexibility to mutually respect and allow diverse working styles and value propositions is required.

ใˆใˆใ€‚ใใ†ใ—ใŸ็›ธไบ’ใฎๅฐŠ้‡ใจๅฏ›ๅฎนใ•ใ“ใใŒใ€ๅค‰ๅŒ–ใซๅผทใ„ๅผท้ญใช็ต„็น”ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚‹ๆบใ‚‹ใŽใชใ„็คŽใซใชใ‚‹ใฏใšใงใ™ใ€‚

Yes. Such mutual respect and tolerance will surely become the unshakable foundation for creating a resilient organization that is resistant to change.

B

โญKey Expressions

๏ฝžใŒใ‚†ใˆใซ

Formal expression for cause or reason.

๏ฝž๏ผˆใซ๏ผ‰่‡ณใ‚‹

Describes a process reaching a certain state or result.

๏ฝžใ‚“ใฐใ‹ใ‚Š

Expresses an extreme state as if an action is about to happen.

๏ฝž๏ผˆใ‚’๏ผ‰ไฝ™ๅ„€ใชใใ•ใ›ใ‚‹

When external circumstances force someone to do something.

โ“Questions

1

ๅพ“ๆฅญๅ“กใฎใƒกใƒณใ‚ฟใƒซใƒ˜ใƒซใ‚นใ‚’ๆใชใ†ๆใ‚ŒใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใจใ—ใฆใ€ไฝ•ใŒๆŒ™ใ’ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.้ฉๅˆ‡ใชใƒฏใƒผใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚คใƒ•ใƒใƒฉใƒณใ‚น
B.ๅฟƒ็†็š„ๅฎ‰ๅ…จๆ€งใฎ็ขบไฟ
C.ๅคšๆง˜ใชๅƒใๆ–นใฎ่จฑๅฎน
D.้Žๅบฆใชๆˆๆžœไธป็พฉ
2

็ฒพ็ฅž็š„ใช้‡็—‡ๅŒ–ใ‚’้˜ฒใ็ฌฌไธ€ๆญฉใจใ—ใฆBใŒๆŒ™ใ’ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใฏไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.็ฎก็†่€…ใŒ้ƒจไธ‹ใฎๅฐใ•ใช็•ฐๅค‰ใซๆ—ฉๆœŸใซๆฐ—ใฅใใ“ใจ
B.ๅ€‹ไบบใฎใƒฌใ‚ธใƒชใ‚จใƒณใ‚นใซไพๆ‹ ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
C.ๆˆๆžœไธป็พฉใ‚’ๅพนๅบ•ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
D.ๅ…จใฆใฎไป•ไบ‹ใ‚’ใƒ†ใƒฌใƒฏใƒผใ‚ฏใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
3

ใ€Œไพๆ‹ ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€ใฎๆ„ๅ‘ณใจใ—ใฆ้ฉๅˆ‡ใชใฎใฏใฉใ‚Œใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.ๆ‹’็ตถใ™ใ‚‹
B.ๅฎŒๅ…จใซ็„ก่ฆ–ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
C.ไฝ•ใ‹ใฎๅŠฉใ‘ใ‚„ๆ นๆ‹ ใจใ—ใฆ้ ผใ‚‹ใ“ใจ
D.ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’็”Ÿใฟๅ‡บใ™ใ“ใจ
4

ใ€Œ็คŽใ„ใ—ใšใˆใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใฎๆ„ๅ‘ณใฏไฝ•ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A.็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚Š
B.ๅœŸๅฐใ€็‰ฉไบ‹ใฎๆ นๅบ•
C.้ฃพใ‚Š
D.ๅฃ

๐Ÿ“šVocabulary

ๆˆๆžœไธป็พฉ

ใ›ใ„ใ‹ใ—ใ‚…ใŽ

meritocracy

ๅฏ„ไธŽใ™ใ‚‹

ใใ‚ˆใ™ใ‚‹

to contribute

ๆ›ใ™

ใ•ใ‚‰ใ™

to expose to

ๆœช็„ถ

ใฟใœใ‚“

beforehand

ๆฐ—ๅ…ผใญ

ใใŒใญ

hesitation / constraint

ไพๆ‹ ใ™ใ‚‹

ใ„ใใ‚‡ใ™ใ‚‹

to depend on / rely on

ๅ้œฒใ™ใ‚‹

ใจใ‚ใ™ใ‚‹

to express / to bare

้†ธๆˆใ™ใ‚‹

ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ›ใ„ใ™ใ‚‹

to foster / cultivate

็•ฐๅค‰

ใ„ใธใ‚“

abnormality

็คŽ

ใ„ใ—ใšใˆ

foundation

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