Distractive Mental States Depression 1 condition affecting those 18 30 o The common cold of psychological disorders o Can be inherited has a biological basis something in your body chemistry may cause you to be depressed o A whole body disease affects your physical body and your mental mood o 10 of the pop suffers from depression o Women suffer from depression more than men o Beauty Queens have high potential of being depressed if they place their self worth in o In general higher value placed on good looks at age 20 the more likely you will be depressed looks at age 40 o 18 35 worth based on looks o 35 55 based on personality o 55 based on money o Loss of looks can cause depression Depression difficult to diagnose o Could be masked by drug alcohol problem or eating disorder headaches sexual problems anxious worried etc o Certain personality types more vulnerable to depression 1 The perfectionist beat themselves up about every mistake 2 The other oriented worry about what others think 3 The over conscientious constantly scrutinize others behaviors Ex they arrive exactly on time and worry about why the other person is running late 4 The over achievers they keep pushing themselves 5 Children 1 reason is because they fail to live up to their parents hurried child o Clinical depression long term serious form of depression that is hard to break out of o Non clinical depression momentary depression due to a loss o The element of loss 1 cause of depression o Loss of someone loss of a job loss of looks loss of relationships loss of a dream anticipation of a long anticipated event ex graduation you can t go back o People who have it easy early in life aren t accustomed to failure and have a hard time adjusting to failure later in life o The person who learned with failures has a depression buffer o Therefore failure is great if you can bounce back Someone dumped Dr Brown s daughter and she was happy because she wanted he daughter to know what if felt like to be hurt failures help you persevere later in life o Depression has a grieving process that everyone goes through Stage 1 anger and protest stage you wonder why it always happens to you took on Stage 2 Hopelessness want to be alone and wallow in self pity a friend should an unsure ambivalent nature be there fore someone in this stage Stage 3 Reorganization stage you realize that others have even less than you and learn to move on Can reach this stage earlier by doing something for someone else o Dr Brown quote Neurotics build castles in the sky psychotics live in them someone jumps from them psychologists collect rent on the castles o Charlie Whysocky Played for UMD football goal in life was to be an NFL player Threw a party at his house during the NFL draft he never got drafted When he went to a Cowboy s tryout and saw he was one of 18 running backs he got upset depression He went through severe depression and eventually got into manic phases of He became paralyzed and they misdiagnosed him as schizophrenic finally he was diagnosed with manic depression and was put on lithium and he was fine o Men s self esteem is typically based on occupation o Women s self esteem is typically based on relationships o Athlete s go through depression when they are injured o Depression may occur when you need to redirect your goals in life o Man s search for Meaning book by Victor Franko During Holocaust people were being put in concentration camps Stripped of their belongings everything was taken away form them they had worked for in life One person was as affected as the others he had a healthier disposition then the rest of the people he was keeping a journal that and keeping track of everything that happened everyday he said he knew he was going to survive so he wanted to keep it documented The guards took this man s journal and put it in a fire After this he did not fall into depression but said he purpose became even more so to survive to be able to tell people how badly everyone was treated o There is a relationship between physical activity and non clinical depression aerobic exercise is best Continuation of distracted mental states These mental states erode performance and prevent athletes from reaching their peaks Success phobia athlete that is obsessed over winning AND losing o The obsession of winning or fear of losing o They attach something personal to the game o 3 characteristics associated with these athletes o 1 The fear of the reputation of their opponent this provides an excuse for them not performing at their best level o 2 Obsess over greater performances by their opponent o 3 They are frightened by their own outstanding performance they want me to do it again they feel they are going to be held responsible by their coach or parent to do it again too much responsibility o Success phobic athlete cannot laugh at themselves o When a success phobic athlete try s out for a team they go all out however once they are on the team the cannot do it anymore they are a coach s nightmare inconsistent o Success phobic athlete does not get better throughout the season o Coach will work with the athlete and when they get better the coach does not pay attention to them as much and the athlete feels as if they are only helped paid attention to when they are doing bad o These athletes were forced to compete at too early an age o They play for their parents glory o Story Dad teaches son tennis from an early age After every game the dad would point out flaws in son s game and take him to get a Slurpee At age 11 the boy finally beat his father The dad said nothing gets into the car and they drive straight home The next week the boy loses and he gets a Slurpee The boy did not feel praised unless he lost The ritual continued Eventually the kid got a scholarship to play at Tennessee The coach was similar to his dad coach corrected him when he lost or won The dad flies down to see his son in a match Just before serving the boy puts the racket down looks up at his dad and walks off the court It was the only way he could get back at his dad for all the emotional stress he had put him through growing up Fear of failure these individuals are motivated to avoid failure rather than succeed o This athlete goes out not to lose they play conservatively o These individuals aim for the unbelievably close or unbelievably distant target this way they will either always make it or be able to claim that it was practically impossible o They like a sure thing playing