Grief, Trauma And Depression

Question 1

What is grief?

Answer 1

The natural emotional response resulting from a significant loss especially the death of a loved one

Question 2

What is complicated grief?

Answer 2

Grief that last too long and takes over a persons life for years on end

Question 3

What are the three steps of the grieving process?

Answer 3

Acute grief, complicated grief and integrated grief

Question 4

Define acute grief?

Answer 4

Immediately after a loss it’s normal to have intense symptoms of a shock, distress, sadness, loss of appetite, sleep trouble and poor concentration

Question 5

Define complicated grief?

Answer 5

The symptoms of acute grief never seem to go away. They can last for years. The loss of a loved one continues to feel unreal and unmanageable. You might constantly yearn for the diseased, or experience guilt over the idea of moving on and accepting the loss

Question 6

Define integrated grief?

Answer 6

You have come to accept the reality of the loss and you resumed daily life activities. this does not mean that you miss your loved one any less or that you don’t feel pain at their memory. You’ve just learnt how to cope

Question 7

What are the five stages of grief?

Answer 7

Denial 
anger 
bargaining 
depression 
acceptance

Question 8

Define denial?

Answer 8

Individuals may refuse to accept the fact that a los has occurred

Question 9

Define anger?

Answer 9

When an individual realised that a loss has occurred, they may become angry at themselves or others

Question 10

Define bargaining?

Answer 10

Individual may try to change or delay their loss

Question 11

Define depression?

Answer 11

Individual has come to recognise that a loss has occurred or will occur and might isolate themselves to spend time to cry and grieve

Question 12

Define acceptance?

Answer 12

Individual will come to accept their loss and will come to term emotionally with the situation

Question 13

What is depression?

Answer 13

Medical illness that negatively affect how you feel, the way you think and the way you act

Question 14

What are the causes of depression?

Answer 14

Biological chemistry
inherited traits
hormones

Question 15

Define biological chemistry

Answer 15

Neurotransmitters: naturally occurring brain chemicals signals: other parts of the brain and body
When chemicals are abnormal or impaired the systems change leading to depression

Question 16

Define inherited traits

Answer 16

Depression is more common in people with blood relatives who also have the condition

Question 17

Define hormones

Answer 17

Changes in the body is balance of hormones may trigger depression

Question 18

What are the causes of depression in teens?

Answer 18

Early childhood trauma and learned patterns of negative thinking

Question 19

Define early childhood trauma

Answer 19

Traumatic events

physical or emotional abuse loss of a parent causes changes in the brain and can cause depression

Question 20

Define learned patterns of negative thinking

Answer 20

Link to learning to feel helpless rather than learning to feel capable of finding solutions for lifes challenges

Question 21

What are the risk factors influencing depression in teens?

Answer 21

Issues that negatively impact self-esteem-peer problems, long term bullying or academic problems
Victim or witness of violence physical or sexual abuse
Continuous pain-chronic physical illness such as cancer, diabetes or asthma
Personality traits, low self esteem or self-critical or pessimistic
Abusing alcohol nicotine or other drugs

Question 22

What are the factors increasing a teenagers risk of depression?

Answer 22

Parent grandparent or other relative with depression bipolar disorder or alcoholism family member who committed suicide dysfunctional family and conflict or recent stressful life events such as parental divorce or death of a loved one

Question 23

What are the various kinds of trauma?

Answer 23

Natural disasters accidents violence physical assault sexual assault loss of a loved one

Question 24

What are the complications related to teen depression and trauma?

Answer 24

Alcohol and drug abuse academic problems family conflicts relationship difficulties involvement with the Juvenile Justice System suicide