B Tutorial 3 - Mood and Anxiety
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Preparation Activities:
Read Information sheets on Anxiety and Depression. Found above in the “Readings” folder.
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Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI). (2019). Depression [Information Sheets]. Department of Health, Western Australia. https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/For-Clinicians/Depression
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Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI). (2019). Anxiety [Information Sheets]. Department of Health, Western Australia. https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/For-Clinicians/Anxiety
1. Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression
Brainstorm what you know about the common symptoms of anxiety and depression.
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Write the answers in your workbook
2. Common Myths about depression and anxiety
Identify some of the myths and misconceptions people may have about depression and anxiety. These could be from a clinician or patient perspective.
- Write the answers in your workbook
3. Depression and Anxiety Symptom Checklist Task.
- Consider what symptoms could be considered normal/non-clinical for depression and anxiety?
How do you determine when someone’s symptoms have become abnormal/clinically significant and need to be addressed? Develop a set of criteria that could be useful to distinguish between non-clinical and clinically significant symptoms.
- Write the answers in your workbook
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Tutorial Objectives:
- To identify the common symptoms associated with anxiety and depressive disorders.
- To develop an awareness of the continuum of anxiety and depression symptoms
- To practice differentiating the characteristics of clinical vs non-clinical presentations.