Depression Basics
This common feeling is a normal response to loss, like losing a job.
What is sadness?
Sadness usually lasts a few days, while this condition can last weeks, months, or years.
What is depression?
This substance is a depressant that can make users feel more depressed while using it.
What is alcohol?
These medications restore chemical balance in the brain without jeopardizing sobriety.
What are antidepressants?
This negative emotion can be a problem when it is excessive.
What is guilt?
Severe, long-lasting depression that interferes with daily life is called this.
What is major depressive disorder?
People who are depressed often have trouble doing this, which makes everyday tasks difficult.
What is concentrating or making decisions?
Cocaine and meth are stimulants that cause a high followed by this low state.
What is a crash (depression)?
Antidepressants are not mood-altering and instead help support this.
What is sobriety/recovery?
Childhood guilt can influence these later in life.
What are adult behaviors?
Depression can be caused by traumatic events or this type of imbalance in the brain.
What are chemical imbalances?
A key difference between sadness and depression is that depression often affects this part of life.
What is daily functioning (work, home, social)?
Some people drink alcohol or use drugs to cope with sadness or depression. This is known as what?
What is self-medicating?
Therapy can help people identify these, which worsen or prolong depression.
What are circumstances or triggers?
Accepting that we cannot control everything is called this concept.
What is powerlessness?
True or False: Everyone who experiences depression has problems in their life.
What is False?
People with depression may feel worthless and think frequently about this.
What is death or suicide?
True or False: Everyone experiences depression during withdrawal.
What is True (at least some symptoms)?
Besides biology, these two factors also play a role in depression.
What are psychological and social factors?
This act helps release resentment and plays an important role in recovery.
What is forgiveness?
Depression after the death of a spouse or diagnosis of cancer is an example of this kind of reaction.
What is a natural reaction to trauma?
Compared to sadness, depression is more severe, lasts longer, and is more __________.
What is dangerous?
People with both addiction and depression often need treatment for what?
What are both problems (addiction & depression)?
Name one social situation that can cause depression.
What is (examples: abusive relationship, poverty, lack of success, trauma)?
Fear, guilt, and losing control are examples of what kind of emotions?
What are negative emotions?