PSYB32H3 Lecture 6: PSYB32 Lecture 6
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After consuming the entire sleeping pill, she experienced paralysis. Suicidal attempt was a biological need for her. After attending psychotherapy, suicidal tendency is reduced, able to control her thought. Depression is mental illness, medical problem, not psychological. Depression is temporary state for healthy people, but not for people with mental illness. Something wrong with the chemical in the nervous system and neurotransmitter. Depression symptoms happened in early teenage, about 18-22. In 2007, the right medicine and dosage was found for her. Did not have phobia anymore, had positive attitude. Unhappy relationship with her first love was the trigger for the depression. Flaw in personality, not strong enough to handle stress. Everyone has a different threshold to cope with stress. If one seeks death, he is medically sick and should take medicine to control the neuronal activity. Finish master degree, play sports, grow up in good family environment. Guilt from being tired or not going to work.
