What is Depression?

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Creative Expression Exercise:
The “Whys” of Depression

Student Objectives:

• Become familiar with symptoms of depression.
• Become familiar with the major types of depression.
• Increase awareness of their emotions and the impact of depression on their lives and society.
• Evaluate stress and depression from a sociological perspective by identifying the impact of various factors such as poverty, consumer-oriented value system, gender roles, alienation and isolation, discrimination, stigma and racism.
• Analyze ways to relieve stress and depression, especially for subgroups at a greater risk for depression.
• Examine their biases toward mental illness/depression. Estimated Time: One 50-minute class period.

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