Imagine That You Are a Psychriatric Social Worker at a Local

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Essay

Imagine that you are a psychriatric social worker at a local mental health facility. You will be trying to interpret recent research on depression to a multi-generational family that is living under one roof, and that you are meeting for the first time. The question of whether older adults more than younger adults suffer from depression seems like an easy one, but it is not. Choose at least one causal factor in depression that is different as it manifests in young versus older adults. Sketch out different everyday scenarios so the family may have a better understanding.

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Definitions:

Incentive

Something that motivates or encourages an individual to take action or behave in a specific way.

Sensation-seeker

An individual who seeks out experiences that are varied, novel, complex, and intense in order to achieve a heightened sense of excitement or thrill.

Skydiving

The sport or activity of jumping from an aircraft and performing various maneuvers before deploying a parachute to land.

Self-actualized

Attaining one's full talents and capabilities, widely regarded as an innate desire or impulse within all individuals.