ABSTRACT
Chapter 17 explores the phenomenon known as depression from the perspective of the emotional dysregulation of anger, grief, and other emotions. Teenage unwarranted, irrational conclusions are avoided when knowledge about depression is applied specifically to adolescence. Symptoms of depression are presented with the teen-friendly, fantasy metaphor of a dark sorcerer. Specific suicidal self-talk of teens that demonstrates their suicidal ideation is presented. The visual of a warning bell is suggested as actual pictures of alarm bells in the health classroom. Such an image is both cognitive cue and emotive instruction to teens about how to apply instruction given on interpreting and handling thoughts of suicide. Avoiding suicidal ideation is fostered by discerning types of depression and reclaiming authentic emotions. Finally, the role of anger and the cultural factors that support suicidal ideation are described. Four activities are given. Activity sheets recommended are all four previously used lists of words naming the four uncomfortable emotions.
