Sadness Vs Depression
Purpose
The purpose of this exercise is to explain the difference between sadness and depression. This material comes from a lecture from a class I took in grad school. I don't have more information to attribute it more fully.
Materials
Handout on sadness vs depression
Procedure
I talk briefly about the difference between sadness and depression. Then I read the bulletted list, (In sadness, -bullet one from sadness, in depression - bullet one from depression, in sadness - bullet 2 from sadness, in depression - bullet 2 from depression, etc.)
Then I recommend that people who are depressed should seek help from counseling, support groups, clergy, medical care, etc. so they don't stay stuck in depression, because depression is dangerous.
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