By: Gaby, Katie, and Hailey TEENAGE RELATIONSHIPS AND DEPRESSION

THEME Some cases of depression aren’t taken seriously enough Teenage love and intimate relationships can potentially lead to depression. Types of relationships in teens evolve due to depression

DESCRIPTION OF TOPIC What role does teenage love and relationships play in depression and suicide? Teenage relationships and depression Suicide

ROMEO AND JULIET "And private in his chamber pens himself, shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out, and makes himself an artificial night. black and portentous must this humor prove, Unless good counsel may the cause remove”(Shakespeare ). - Lord Montague expresses his concern for Romeo because of his actions, but he doesn’t know what the cause of it all is. “O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die"(Shakespeare ) -When Juliet wakes up to see her husband dead, she decides to kill herself over Romeo so she can die with him. Alas, that love, whose view is muffled still, Should, without eyes, see pathways to his will!" (Shakespeare ). -When Romeo is confronted about his actions, he responds that he is “out of love” and that this is the cause for all of his behavior.

FACTS ABOUT SUICIDE Teens have tried committing suicide for three reasons Family Relationship problems Difficulty at school Estimated that for every completed act of suicide there was 23 attempted

TEEN LOVE In Los Angeles, California teen relationships is part of the language arts curriculum The teens role play abusive relationships, and positive healthy relationships With including this in their curriculum, may help them in their future to know what real love is

TEEN LOVE Healthy Relationships Supportive of each other Respectful Compromise Feel good about yourself Honesty Unhealthy Relationships Bosses you around Pressures you into things Blames you for their problems Physically hurts you Insults you or embarrasses you

TEEN LOVE Falling in love makes teens more depressed and prone to alcohol abuse Romantically involved teens show higher depression levels Dating behavior and dating relationships have more of an effect of depression on girls than boys Most emotions traced with girl-boy relationships were reported to be positive, but 42% were negative including anger and depression

DEPRESSION AND ABUSE Teenage relationships can lead to depression and suicide Megan hung herself because she could not handle the hurt of those words that her “boyfriend”, that is supposed to care for her, said to her. 1 in 3 women are said to be involved in abusive relationships

AGGRESSION IN RELATIONSHIPS Aggressive relationships between teenagers is becoming more evident There is different psychological factors that predict the signs of an abusive relationship There is also ways to prevent abuse from happening 20-50% of teens have been in abusive relationships

ABUSE IN RELATIONSHIPS 12% of girls have reported that they have been struck by their partner 26% said they have been verbally abused 18% were threatened after trying to end a relationship 10% of boys have reported being hit by their significant other

ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS Nicky and Richard fell in love at a young age. Nicky soon found out, Richard, was very abusive. After ten years of being together, with three children born prematurely do to the abuse, Nicky decided to leave. Richard would abuse her because of what she would wear to school. He was very controlling.

ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS In order for some teens to deal with their depression and anger they turn to abusive and violent relationships Programs are being created to help stop the abuse and hurt in relationships

LINK TO AMERICAN TEENAGERS Types of relationships that can lead to depression -fighting -abuse -forced

LINK TO ROMEO AND JULIET “Oh happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die”(Shakespeare ). Teenagers come into a depressed state, knowing that their loved one has died They then have a higher risk of committinsg suicide

LINK TO ROMEO AND JULIET Alas, that love, whose view is muffled still, Should, without eyes, see pathways to his will!" (Shakespeare ). Teenagers just like Romeo don’t have a clear vision of what love is Teens think that abusive relationships are okay if they love one another They don’t know what real love is

CONCLUSION Love and relationships in teenagers lead to depression and suicide Can lead to abusive relationships Break-ups can lead to depression

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