As you
watch the video, think about the following.
- What does it mean to have
depression or to be depressed?
- What are the differences between
the blues and clinical depression?
- Note the ways depression has been
treated throughout history.
- How have perceptions of this
mental illness changed over time?
After
watching the video, pick a partner to make a poster focusing on myths
and reality about one of the following topics.
- What is depression? What
are some signs or symptoms?
- What are some different types of
depression?
- What are some causes of
depression?
- Describe different treatments of
depression.
- Teen depression
(No more than 2 groups doing the same topic please.)
Some possible myths to
include are:
- Depression is just a feeling, you
can snap out of it if you try hard enough.
- Depression only occurs when bad
things happen.
- Its easy to make yourself feel
better.
- There is nothing you can do to
treat depression.
- Only adults suffer from
depression.
- Antidepressants can help anybody
with depression.
- There are no outward signs of
depression.
- People with depression never
experience extreme highs.
Use your textbook,
information from the video, books and the following web sites to find
information, pictures and quotes to put on the poster.
Discovery Health
http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=2847
Teens Health
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/depression.html
Depression and Bipolar Support
Alliance (click on the button that says "home")
http://www.ndmda.org/storymenu.html
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