1. Dealing with Anxiety and Depression (1:53)
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2. Anxiety and depression are treatable mental health problems.

3. anxiety
emotions
depression
apathy

4. Understanding Anxiety
Occasional anxiety is a normal, manageable reaction to many short-term, stressful situations.
Difficult emotions occur for a variety of reasons, including hormonal changes, relationship issues, grief, or stress.

5. Understanding Anxiety
Brief feelings of anxiety are common and natural responses to stress.
anxiety
The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen

6. Coping with Anxiety
Stress-management techniques can help reduce anxiety.
Usually, once the stressful situation is over, so is the anxiety it created.

7. Understanding Depression
Depression can linger or be severe enough to disrupt daily activities.
Depression is a serious condition that is treatable.

8. Understanding Depression
Depression is one of the most common mental health concerns among teens.
Depression
A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness

9. Understanding Depression
Types of Depression
Major depression is intense and can last for weeks or months.
Mild depression has less severe symptoms, but can last for years.
Adjustment disorder is a reaction to a specific life event.

10. Understanding Depression
Depression can cause a person to withdraw and suffer alone.

11. Understanding Depression
Warning Signs Of Depression
Persistent sad or irritable mood
Loss of energy
Loss of interest in activities once enjoyed
Feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt
Significant change in appetite or body weight
Difficulty concentrating
Difficulty sleeping or oversleeping
Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
Physical signs of nervousness

12. Causes and Effects of Depression
Depression can be caused by
psychological reasons, such as surviving a traumatic event.
social reasons, such as living in poverty or in a harmful environment.
physical reasons, such as a medical condition.

13. Causes and Effects of Depression
Other Symptoms of Depression
Changes in Thinking
They may have self-destructive thoughts and trouble concentrating and making decisions.
Changes in Feelings
They may be apathetic, sad, irritable, or angry.
They may become emotional, change their eating, sleeping, or hygiene habits, and withdraw from social situations.
Changes in Behavior

14. Causes and Effects of Depression
People who are depressed may experience apathy.
Apathy
A lack of strong feeling, interest, or concern

15. Getting Help for Depression
Depression is a treatable illness.
If you recognize signs of depression in yourself or a friend, discuss your concerns with a trusted adult.

16. Getting Help for Depression
Health professionals can develop a depression-treatment plan that may include:
making changes in the home or school environment
taking medication
counseling

17. After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
Define the term anxiety.
The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen

18. After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
What are the causes of depression?
Physical reasons such as heredity, psychological reasons such as surviving a traumatic event, and environmental factors such as living in poverty

19. After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
Describe changes in thinking that might be effects of depression.
Difficulty concentrating and making decisions, forgetfulness, self-critical or self-destructive thoughts