Is more than just feeling sad or blue. It is a common but serious mood disorder that needs treatment.
What is Depression?
100
People die by suicide for a number of reasons. A suicide attempt is a clear indication that something is gravely wrong in a person’s life.
Why do people attempt suicide?
100
Acting in ways that scare or harm another person.
What is bullying?
100
Fear & Anxiety.
What are symptoms of Low Self-Esteem?
100
when a parent or caregiver, whether through action or failing to act, causes injury, death, emotional harm or risk of serious harm to a child
What is child abuse.
200
As with many illnesses, getting treatment early is more effective and reduces the chance of recurrence
Is depression treatable?
200
At the current time there is no definitive measure to predict suicide or suicidal behavior.
Is it possible to predict suicide?
200
Bullying over electronic media.
What is cyber bullying?
200
Often mistakenly called panic attacks, Self Esteem Attacks often lead to depression and feelings of devastation.
What are self-Esteem Attacks?
200
Provocation.
Behavior of victim or problems in the relationship.
Stress.
Drugs or alcohol.
Testosterone.
Genetic factors.
What are some of the causes of abuse?
300
persistent sad, anxious or "empty" mood
feelings of hopelessness, pessimism
irritability, restlessness or having trouble sitting still
feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessnes
What are the symptoms of depression?
300
Firearms are the most commonly used method of completing suicide, accounting for more than 50 percent of all suicides.
What are the most common methods of suicide?
300
Bullying among children often leads to greater and prolonged violence. Not only does bullying harm the targets, it also negatively affects students’ ability to learn and achieve in school.
What are the consequences of school bullying?
300
Self-esteem is simply how you feel about yourself and how you judge your worth.
What is self-Esteem?
300
The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453). Serving the United States, its territories, and Canada, the hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with professional crisis counselors who, through interpreters, can provide assistance in over 170 languages.
While suicidal behavior is not genetically inherited, it can be socially learned from significant others and many risk factors for suicide can be inherited.
Can the risk for suicide be inherited?
400
verbal bullying
social exclusion or isolation
physical bullying
bullying through lies and false rumors
having money or other things taken or damaged
threats or being forced to do things
racial bullying
sexual bullying
cyber bullying
What are different types of bullying?
400
It affects the experiences we have in our lives. Over time this can lead to low self-esteem which can reduce the quality of a person's life in many different ways.
What are the effects of low self esteem?
400
Depression.
Withdrawal.
Low self-esteem and self-worth.
Emotional instability.
Sleep disturbances.
Physical pain without cause.
What are the long term effects of abuse?
500
Clinical depression is a serious, but treatable, mental illness.
Is depression a mental illness?
500
More than four times as many men as women die by suicide; but women attempt suicide three times more often during their lives than do men.
Why do men complete suicide more often than women do?
500
It has been found that victims of bullying tend not to be as popular as their peers (including bullies).
How popular are victims and bullies?
500
Think about what is affecting your self-esteem.
Avoid negative self-talk.
Connect with people who love you.
Set yourself a challenge.
Focus on your positives.
How can you improve your self esteem?
500
Children exposed to violence or abuse, if left unaddressed or ignored, are at an increased risk for emotional and behavioral problems in the future.