Depression
Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. |
span USA is an online organization that helps suicide prevention |
psychologists are experts or specialists in psychology. |
defense mechanism: denial, escape/fantasy, rationalization, projection, repression, displacements, regression, compensation, and sublimation |
5 stages of greif: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance |
80% people who get help for depression, have higher quality for life |
types: major depresion, dysthymia, bipolar disorder, adjust disorder with depressed mood |
symptoms are empty and sleepiness (lethargic) |
life events can lead to depression |
teens commit to escape from situations, their impulsive, or overwhelmed |
Warning signs: talking bout suicide, pulling away from family, giving personal items away |
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Stress
eustress: good stress |
distress: bad stress |
acute stress: most common; body's immediate response to new challenge |
chronic stress: if acute stress doesn't go away chronic stress occurs |
General adaptation syndrome is nonspecific (whole body is affected) |
muscle tension, headache, increase heart rate are symptoms |
stress is a major cause hypertension |
healthy techniques for stress is refocusing and re channeling |
stages of stress are alarm, resistance, and exhaustion |
Stage 1) alarm: sympathetic nervous system activated during this stage to help body meet demands |
stage 2) resistance: enters when person manage stress healthy |
stage 3) exhaustion: someone who is under stress for long periods of time |
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Other
Hierarchy Needs |
physiological needs: needs to satisfy hunger, thirst, sleep, and to have shelter |
safety needs: need to belong, love, be love, be safe, secure and out of danger |
achievement needs: need to achieve/ be good |
aesthetic need: needs to know, explore, and understand |
Self actualization: self fulfilled, independent, and creative |
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Mental health: a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being. |
Decision making process: 1) state problem 2) list possible choices 3) consider consequences and your values 4) make decision and action it 5)evaluate your decision |
being assertive means someone is bold, confident, has no doubt, and does not question what others think about them |
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