DEPRESSION: A HISTORY

THROUGHOUT
Warm up

Discuss the following questions.

 1. What’s the difference between ’sadness’ and

’depression’?

 2. What’s the difference between ’melancholy’ and ’grief’?

 3. What do the following words mean in the context of

emotions? How would you use them in a sentence?

temperament (n) / withdrawn (adj.)

thrive (v) / suffering (n)
 Depression: A history – Part I
Look at the following extracts from Part 1 of the script. Number them in the
correct order from 1 - 8. The first one is done for you.

and what, if anything, to do about it.

as the natural reaction to a difficult situation.
but for centuries, there has been vast disagreement over what exactly it is
But your assumption that sadness has an external cause outside the self is a
relatively new idea.
In its simplest terms, sadness is often thought of
Sadness is part of the human experience 1
When a friend says, ’I’m sad’, you often respond by asking, ’What happened?’
You feel sad when a friend moves away or when a pet dies.'
Depression: A history – Part I

Now watch Part 1 of the video (00:00 - 00:36)

and check your answer.

 Discuss the following questions.

 1.What was the last thing that made you

sad?

 2.If you’re feeling sad, what do you usually

do to try and improve your mood?
 Focus on vocabulary – Parte A
 Match the words to the definitions:
a. an academic who studies the human race and
 1. bile (n)
how it developed
 2. resonate (v) b. a thick liquid produced in the body
c. existing in a clear and real way
 3. discern (v) d. to attempt to understand or recognize
something that isn’t easy to identify
 4. tangible (adj.) e. to effectively put an idea into words
f. to make someone think and remind them of a
 5. anthropologist (n) similar thing
g. to stand or sit on a branch or small surface,
 6. versus (prep.) often used with birds
h. usually used between two nouns to show that
 7. articulate (v) they are in opposition
