Watch the clip below and answer the following questions:
What is Dysthmia (Persistent Depressive Disorder) -6:47 Mins
1. What kind of disorder is dysthymic disorder?
2. What characterizes this disorder?
3. Does this video accurately show those behaviors and attitudes?
4. If you were a clinician from (choose one of the models), how would you conceptualize a client with this disorder? How would you treat the client based on the model that you chose?
The following video clip is about a Florida college student who was recorded
taking his own life. The video is not graphic.
Teen Commits Suicide With Live Web Audience(1:17 Mins)
1. Which of Schneidman’s characterizations of suicide seekers do you think the teen falls under? How did you come to that condlusion?
2. How does suicidal behavior differ across cultures?