Lecture by Lin Lu Ninghua, excerpts from Shi Liang Guobing
Data from psychologists show that the epidemic has a great impact on the mental health of adults, and problems with mental conditions increase by 30%.
Anxiety symptoms increased by 17%, and major depressive symptoms (depression) increased by 14%.The epidemic is even more so for young people.
In love, young people miss important milestones in life, important days, such as graduation ceremony, prom, birthday and graduation
Parties, entities that cannot communicate with classmates and friends, and a different college life.You can’t concentrate for a long time when you go to school; rely on
Electronic games to relieve boredom, etc.
How to tell whether a teenager has depression rather than a teenager's rebellion?
Parents need to understand your child carefully, for example:
. Is his (her) personality introverted or extroverted?
. Are you good at expressing your inner world?
. Relationship with parents and family
. Changes in sleep habits and appetite
. Do you have exercise habits
. Past and recent traumas such as broken love
. Academic Challenges
What will you do if your child is sick?You will definitely take him (her) to the doctor, won't you? But if the child has
Are you suffering from depression? You should also take him (her) to see a psychologist or counselor.
Common psychological problems of adolescents:
Self-harm
. Drug addiction to marijuana
. General Anxiety Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
. Social anxiety disorder, closed teenagers
Depression (suicidal tendency)
. Bipolar disorder
. Post-traumatic sequelae-bullying, online and offline
Schizophrenia
When do psychological problems appear?About half of the mental illnesses of adolescents begin at the age of fourteen, and even drop to eleven.
Need to receive psychotherapy at the age of.Starting at the age of twenty-four, the effective treatment period is one to seven years after the onset of the disease. Asian parents are
At least the group that seeks treatment from a psychologist.In fact, most of the psychological symptoms of adolescents, especially depression, can be cured.
The prevalence of depression:
. 10-20% of people will have one or more symptoms of depression in their lifetime
. Women suffer from depression two to one than men
. One-third of the Asian population has a mental disorder
The World Health Organization estimates that there will be more depression patients than heart disease patients in 2020, and it will be the second most common disease.
3.4 million patients in the ball
Depression mood:
. Depressed
. Guilt
. A sense of failure
. Sadness
Unhappy
. Lost
Diagnosis of depression:
. Depression has lasted for more than ten days, and it has continued to increase
. Depression turns into a state of mind, and the background of life becomes darker
. Sleep disorders, too much or too little
. Decline in life interest and motivation.
. Tired all day, not playing well all day.
. Not due to physiological reasons
Common symptoms of depression:
• Loss of concentration, distraction, interruption of thoughts
• Crying often, self-criticizing, being negative, not wanting to laugh
• Anger, oppositional attitude, increase online game time
• Forgetfulness, forget what you have done
• Decline in self-confidence, dare not make a decision, decline in performance
• Living has no meaning, a sense of emptiness, life is better than death
• Low self-dignity and self-worth
• Increased guilt and pessimism
• Anger, anger, irritability
• Self-harm or even suicidal thoughts or action plans
• Decreased or increased appetite, sleep disorders, body pain
There is no definite answer to the cause of depression
Depression caused by the growth process-a problem with the growth of adolescents
a. Self-value
b. Acceptance and affirmation
c. Frustration
d. No self-confidence
e. Parents' expectations, learning pressure
f. Model minority
g. Difficulty in communicating with parents
h. Dual cultural pressure
i. Racial Discrimination
Depression caused by physiological factors
a. Physiological factors
b. Genetic factors-people who have had depression in the family
c. Prolonged illness
d. The brain lacks "neurotransmitter" serotonin
Depression can be cured
The treatment of depression: two-pronged treatment is the most effective-psychological and pharmacological treatment
- Psychotherapy
Cognitive Therapy-Proverbs 7 XNUMX
Because how he thinks, he is what he is. - medical treatement
- Acceptance and encouragement of family, relatives and friends, church, intercession
- Exercise, diet, sunlight, moderate social interaction
Appropriate response to depression:
. empathy
. support
. Listen-no need to say more
. accompany
. Help in life
. The caregiver needs self-care
Depression can be cured, but untreated depression can lead to suicide.Please don’t take it lightly, parents should be as early as possible
Seek help from counseling and psychologists.