Self Reporting Depression Scale in the Lab Book Depression is a distracted mental state common cold of psychopathological disorders it s so prevalent in people today 10 of college kids are depressed at any day of the week dramatic effect on suicide major cause Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college kids affects 18 30 yr olds the most starting to creep down into elementary school children some depression is inherited runs in family bi polar depression Chemical imbalance in the brain At least its treatable 1 in 5 females have the potential of suffering from depression especially women who place a high value of attractiveness in their 20s o placing value looks uh oh something about personality over 55 place value on cash depression is very hard to diagnosis comes in all shapes sizes colors depression or something else 2 masks hide depression eating disorders alcoholism symptoms are treated not the problem perfectionists are more susceptible to depression Never going to be perfect other oriented worry too much about what other people think All out people pleaser Overly Conscientious everything is perfect perfect perfect Over Achieving never cut yourself any slack Works harder and harder Can t forgive yourself who cares if you make a mistake depression is creeping down into elementary school age number 1 cause of childhood depression PARENTS feeling like you never live up to their expectations Difference between clinical and non clinical We re discussing non clinical feeling down associated with mood What causes non clinical depression Hmm the underlying theme is the element of loss Something highly regarded in your life has been taken from you causing sadness death obviously loss of a job loss of boyfriend or girlfriend change of a major just isn t something that works out completion of a long anticipated pleasurable event Ex Post partum depression graduation Yay But wait no I m on my own parents get it when their kids end athletic careers goals in life not working out cut from a team these kinds of losses trigger depression injuries have athletic trainer but they need mental rehabilitation too purpose in life Man s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankel how to overcome a stuff situation great book about not giving up victim of the holocaust Woke up one day and his family was completely taken away from him Went to a concentration camp lost everything Saw the hideous things that were happening to people He decided to write it all down kept daily journals in the concentration camp Seemed a little healthier than the rest of the people Guards noticed and then they burned all of his journals in front of him It energized him He decided he needed to live to tell what happened He got a purpose and he never lost his purpose to live always redefine your purpose always have one kinesiology majors can play a huge role in depression a relationship between physical activity and non clinical depression can benefit from aerobic activity get the runners high 5 year study at Harvard think about how great you feel after an aerobic work out o athletes less depressed compared to non athletes Because they re physically active Those who exercise are just better couch potatoes have less normal psychological test scores A depression buffer learning how to get back up Its okay to fail its good to have set backs grieving process anger acting out be there for them hopeless withdrawal respect their wishes reorganization talking starts reflect
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