Extensive Reading Report – Intermediate
- Title of the article:
Teen Depression—Why? What Can Help?
2. Source of the article (link):
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/awake-no1-2017-february/teen-depression-help/
- Author's name:
Jehovah's Witnesses
4. Before you read, look at the picture(s) if any, as well as the title. What do you think the article will be about?
I think this article is going to be about how teenagers feel when they are dipressed, how we can help them and also what things we can´t do in that situation. Also I think the article will be about what depression is
5. Read the article and describe what you understand of it in as much detail as possible.
Anna says. "You feel like you are losing your mind, losing who you are."That is a very simple definition of depression. But what is depression? Depression is a real illness that impacts the brain. Anyone suffering from depression will tell you, it's not imaginary or "all in your head." Depression is more than just feeling "down." It is a serious illness caused by changes in brain
Depression is a serious condition. It's also, unfortunately, a common one. The World Health Organization characterizes depression as one of the most disabling disorders in the world, affecting roughly one in five women and one in ten men at some point in their lifetime. It is estimated that 21% of women and 12% of men in the U.S will experience an episode of depression at some point in their lifetime.
There are many causes of depression like :Physical factors or Stress
What can we do?
Help the teen adhere to the doctor's prescribed treatment,
Have a stable family routine for eating, exercising, and sleeping.
Maintain good communication with the teen
So depression especially in teens is so dificult, we need to help them and give them attention or it may happen a catastropho like the suicide of the teen in problems
6. Vocabulary Use: Choose 05 new vocabulary items (words, collocations or idiomatic expressions, etc.) and write their meanings and 02 examples related to your real experience.
· Worthlessness: the quality of being without practical use.
v Feelings of worthlessness lead a lot of people to drink.
v I suffered feelings of worthlessness last year
· Wholesome: conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
v I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time.
v Here again we see the wholesome influences of the exile.
· Trigger: lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun
v Sasha may not have pulled the trigger on Andre
v He took the pistol in his hand and began asking about the working of the trigger
· Journal: a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
v She crossed to her desk, where a red journal sat.
v She ran to her desk and pulled out a journal
· item : a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
v If prices for an item fall, this is a net good.
v Four years ago, she and Dean were a weekly item
Student's Name:
Mirella Calderón
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