Depression Basics
True or False: Everyone feels sad or low sometimes.
True
Name ONE possible symptom of depression besides feeling sad.
Examples include low energy, sleep problems, loss of interest, difficulty concentrating, appetite changes, irritability, or hopelessness.
What type of depression follows a seasonal pattern, often beginning in late fall or winter?
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Name ONE type of professional treatment that can help someone experiencing depression.
Medication and/or psychotherapy (therapy)
For a diagnosis of major depression, symptoms generally need to be present most of the day, nearly every day, for at least how long?
2 weeks
omeone stops enjoying their favorite hobbies and activities. What depression symptom could this be?
Loss of interest
What type of depression involves symptoms lasting at least 2 years?
Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD)
True or False: Antidepressant medications always work immediately.
False
They can take a few weeks to begin having an effect.
True or False: Someone must feel sad all the time to have depression.
False
A teenager is exhausted, having trouble concentrating, sleeping poorly, and becoming increasingly irritable.
Could these be signs of depression?
Yes
Depression that occurs during pregnancy or after giving birth is called what?
Perinatal depression
What is one thing psychotherapy can help a person learn?
New ways of thinking, coping, behaving, and working through difficult situations or relationships
True or False: Depression can be caused by just ONE thing, such as a person's personality or one bad experience.
False
Depression can involve biological, genetic, environmental, and psychological factors.?
True or False: Depression looks exactly the same in everyone.
False
Someone has severe depression along with hallucinations or delusions. What type of depression might this be?
Psychotic depression
Your friend tells you they have been feeling hopeless and having thoughts about dying.
What should you do?
Take them seriously, tell a trusted adult/professional, and get immediate help if they may be in danger.
A teen isn't describing themselves as "sad," but they've stopped hanging out with friends, aren't enjoying anything anymore, can't concentrate, and are sleeping much more than usual.
What is important to recognize?
Depression doesn't always look like sadness?
A person experiences depression every winter but feels much better during spring and summer. Which type of depression does this pattern suggest?
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)