How to Lift Depression Fast
7-Part Certificated Professional Development Course
Published on 7. July 2012
Book
Mixed media product
134 pages
978-1-902892-23-8 (ISBN)
Description
Never before has it been more urgent depression be treated effectively and quickly. Rates of clinical depression are rising despite or some say because of increased prescriptions of drug products. Drugs have proved largely ineffective and, for some, dangerous. Depression saps the colour and zest from life bringing misery, fear and hopelessness to those who suffer it. To make matters worse not all psychotherapy styles are equally effective in helping lift people out of and stay out of depression. How to lift depression quickly shows you what works, why it works and how to help people stay out of depression once it has lifted and because depression, severe or less so can affect most people at some time you will have a way of ensuring you don't succumb to this most pernicious of human conditions. This course provides hope through practical knowledge but the learning is, for such a serious subject, surprisingly enjoyable.
Never before has it been more urgent depression be treated effectively and quickly. Rates of clinical depression are rising despite or some say because of increased prescriptions of drug products. Drugs have proved largely ineffective and, for some, dangerous. Depression saps the colour and zest from life bringing misery, fear and hopelessness to those who suffer it. To make matters worse not all psychotherapy styles are equally effective in helping lift people out of and stay out of depression. How to lift depression quickly shows you what works, why it works and how to help people stay out of depression once it has lifted and because depression, severe or less so can affect most people at some time you will have a way of ensuring you don't succumb to this most pernicious of human conditions. This course provides hope through practical knowledge but the learning is, for such a serious subject, surprisingly enjoyable.
Never before has it been more urgent depression be treated effectively and quickly. Rates of clinical depression are rising despite or some say because of increased prescriptions of drug products. Drugs have proved largely ineffective and, for some, dangerous. Depression saps the colour and zest from life bringing misery, fear and hopelessness to those who suffer it. To make matters worse not all psychotherapy styles are equally effective in helping lift people out of and stay out of depression. How to lift depression quickly shows you what works, why it works and how to help people stay out of depression once it has lifted and because depression, severe or less so can affect most people at some time you will have a way of ensuring you don't succumb to this most pernicious of human conditions. This course provides hope through practical knowledge but the learning is, for such a serious subject, surprisingly enjoyable.
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Introduction i How the course works ii o How do I complete the course? ii o Step 1 - Log into Uncommon U ("UNK U") ii o Step 2 - Introduction ii o Step 3 - Complete the Checklists iii o Toolbox iii o Exercises iv o Tests iv Support v Session 1 The Cycle of Depression: Understand the true nature of depression 6 o Checklist 6 o Overview 7 o Toolbox 7 o Lecture Transcript 8 o Summary 21 Session 2 Emotional Trance States: How negatively focused attention and the REM state can contribute to depression 24 o Checklist 24 o Overview 25 o Toolbox 25 o Video Lecture Transcript 26 o Summary 29 Session 3 Calming Down a Depressed Person's Brain: The most effective way to help a depressed person feel instant relief 31 o Checklist 31 o Overview 32 o Toolbox 32 o Lecture Transcript 33 o Summary 45 Session 4 Explanatory Thinking Styles: Identify and change the thinking styles that fuel depression 47 o Checklist 47 o Overview 48 o Toolbox 48 o Video Lecture Transcript 49 o Summary 55 Session 5 Inoculate Your Client Against Future Depression Through Knowledge of Basic Needs and Nutrition 56 o Checklist 56 o Overview 57 o Toolbox 57 o Lecture Transcript 59 o Summary 76 Session 6 Rapport and Reframing: Subtle therapeutic interventions 77 o Checklist 77 o Overview 78 o Toolbox 78 o Lecture Transcript 79 o Summary 91 o Exercise 96 Session 7 How to Structure Your Session for Clear Outcomes and the Language of Change 97 o Checklist 97 o Overview 98 o Toolbox 98 o Lecture Transcript 99 o Summary 120 o Exercise 124