Essay About Vicious Cycle People And Feelings Of Hopelessness

Depression Lecture
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Intro
ME – who I am, what I do, why I do
Well cover my info and your questions.
What Im not going to do is teach you to diagnose depression.
Why are you here? I expect questions and Ill try to give good answers.
What good can this possibly do?
Technical Jargon – know what it is? Critter, yall, fixin. “See that critter? Its fixin to get worked on.”
Depression
Who gets depressed? Who Can?
NIMH reports 9.5% Amer.s get depressed a year.
Why do people get depressed? (ask, write down answers)
Overwhelmed
Stress
Highly Critical Thinking
Family History
NOT GETTING NEEDS MET
Basic Psychological Needs.
Imperfect World.
Needs Deprivation.
[ Anger
Unhealthy ways of getting needs met. – [ Depression
Pain gets buried.
Pain reappears as anger or depression.
Vicious Cycle people get locked into trying to get needs met.
Draw Picture
Who has known someone that is depressed? How could you tell? (Write symptoms down)
What are the signs of depression? How can you tell if someone is depressed?
Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood
Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism
Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness
Loss of interest