Outline for Treating Power Dysfunctions in Depression workshop
Overview of Four Types of Depression
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Developmental Depression
Traumatic Depression
Bipolar Depression
Shutdown Depression
Importance of Self-Care for All Types of Depression
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EXERCISE
Sleep
Eating for Energy
Connection
Developmental Depression: Etiology and Implications for Treatment
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“fallow seasons” concept and how to use it
Normalizing
Creating a road map
Identifying true choices
Addressing values and judgments on effective choices
True Power Paradigm
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Respect
Accountability
Responsibility
Traumatic Depression
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Addressing legitimate helplessness
Establishing adequate safety—external and internal
Encapsulation concept
Processing traumatic material while re-empowering
True Power skills development
Bipolar Depression
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Medication plus self-management
Grieving loss of future had envisioned
Applying True Power skills
Shutdown Depression
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The only one that is a true psychological disorder
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Arises from the unique “triune” make-up of the human brain
Reptilian brain Threat Response program
Mammalian brain complications
Neocortex complications
Management of the Threat Response: managing the body, managing thoughts
True Power skills