English Level:
Advanced
Content Warning:
Mental Illness, Depression, Self-harm, Suicide
Fast-speaking, Monotone
I have chosen not to include the definitions here to give you the opportunity to find the information yourself. The information you find this way will stay with you longer. Please take the time to find out the meaning of the vocabulary. Â
Jumping right into it
Entail
Shifted
Apathy
Withdrawing
Thought broadcasting
Hindsight
Scrounge together
Going sideways
Bipolar
Hypomania
Hallucinations
Running amuck
Olfactory
A visceral feeling
Made it through
Plethora
Electroconductive therapy
A full blown psychotic episode
Delusional
Flying off the walls
Stabilize
Grappling with something
Blunted affect
Resilient
Comes to terms with
These warmup questions are intended to introduce you to the topic
- What is schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder?
- What is a common result of having schizoaffective disorder?
- What are red flags? What are some red flags regarding mental health?
- What should someone do if they are having hallucinations and delusions?
- What is the function of a support group?
- How can you have a normal life with schizophrenia?
As you listen, try to answer these questions.
You may need to listen more than once.
- When was she diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder?
- How did she learn that she has schizoaffective disorder?
- How did it affect her teenage years?
- How did depression affect her?
- When did things start going sideways?
- How did she attempt suicide?
- What kinds of hallucinations did she have?
- Why was she unsuccessful in her second suicide attempt?
- What long term effects did the electroconductive therapy have?
- Describe her first full blown psychotic episode. What was she obsessed with?
- Why did she stop taking her medication?
- Why was it a relief to be diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder?
- How long was she in the hospital?
Reflect on what you have learned.
- Is it easy to talk about mental health?
- In North America, there has been a push to make talking about mental health more acceptable. Can people talk about mental health openly in Korea?
-  She moved back to Edmonton to be with family and friends because they were her support group. How important is it to have a support group? What would happen if she didn’t have a support group?
-  When someone is having a psychotic episode, should doctors be required to have permission to treat them? Lauren had to agree to take medication for example.
- Â Why is it difficult to have a stable full-time job?
- Identify at least one key issue from this video that you could research more.