MOUNT CARMEL COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

FOR WOMEN ,KOTTAYAM

EDU 102 : CHILDHOOD AND GROWING UP

ASSIGNMENT ON 2.3 : PROBLEMS OF ADOLESCENTS :
DEPRESSION

BY
ROSE THOMAS
1st YEAR B. Ed
NATURAL SCIENCE
DEPRESSION
 DEPRESSION
• Common psychological problem

• Psychological disorder involving intense

feeling of sadness, lack of energy , feeling of
hopelessness and despair

• Girls are twice likely than boys to report

persistent depressive symptoms
SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION
• Sadness or hopelessness

• Anxiety ,irritability , anger or hostility

• Frequent crying

• Withdrawal from friends and family

• Loss of interest in social activities

• Changes in eating and sleeping habits

• Restlessness and agitation

• Feelings of worthlessness and guilt

• Lack of enthusiasm

• Fatigue

• Thought of death or suicide

CAUSES OF DEPRESSION
 CAUSES OF DEPRESSION

• BIOLOGICAL FACTORS

• SOCIAL FACTORS

• PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS

• SOME SITUATIONS
 BIOLOGICAL FACTORS

• Heredity

• Normal response to stress

• Normal process of maturing

• Influence of sex hormone

• Long term illness

 SOCIAL FACTORS

• Interpersonal conflict with parents , friends ,

teachers etc

• Break up with a boyfriend or girl friend

• Overburden of curriculum

• Frequent exams

• Failure and conflicts at school

• Learning disability
 PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS

• Low self-esteem

• Low self-efficiency

• Gender specific coping styles

• Internal locus of control

• Low emotional intelligence

 SOME SITUATIONS

• Bullying at school

• Child abuse

• Lack of social skills

• Long-term illness

• Poor parenting

• Loss of parent to death or divorce

EFFECTS OF DEPRESSION
• Cause low energy and concentration
difficulty at school

• Running away from home

• Drug and alcohol abuse

• Low self-esteem
• Internet addiction

• Reckless behavior

• Violence

• Deterioration of mental health

• Suicidal tendency