1. MENTAL HEALTH HEALTH MR. GARDNER EQ: What are signs of depression?
PROBLEM SOLVING
MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH
MR. GARDNER
EQ: What are signs of depression?

2. PROBLEM SOLVING Neurotic- reactive to environment
Uncontrollable fears; harmful to themselves
Psychotic- most severe, develops from within no reason in environment
Dangerous to all (sociopath)
Personality Disorders- least harmful always been this way
Nose picker

3. SIGNS OF DEPRESSION Pessimistic attitude (negative)
Glass is half empty
Feelings of hopelessness and failure
Shakespeare
Apathy –don’t care
Sleep disturbances-nightmares/insomnia
Sleep walking

4. SIGNS OF DEPRESSION cont.
Fatigue
Increased menstrual difficulties
Gastrointestinal symptoms
Ulcers
Diarrhea
Constipation
Bad taste

5. SIGNS OF DEPRESSION cont.
Drastic changes in body weight
Abuse of alcohol &/or other drugs
Lack of sexual interest
Ambivalence – can’t make decisions
Difficulty with concentration and memory

6. 10 – 2 - 2
Explain a time when someone you know was showing signs of depression? What did they do, how did they act, what did they say, what signs were they showing?

7. PREVENTION Talk about your troubles
Show interest in a friend’s problems
Be a good LISTENER (eye contact)

8. TERMS
NEUROSIS- A functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts and physical complaints.
PSYCHOSIS- A mental disorder characterized by symptoms such as delusions or hallucinations that indicate impaired contact with reality.