The High School Student: Depression and his Way of Communicating It

Abstract

This research used as a variable axis depression, understood as a disease where there is an alteration of the sensory, the attentional and cognitive same subjects carrying the experience to communicate their feelings inappropriately toward others. An instrument was applied to a sample of 194 high school students. Among the results was found that research subjects with feelings of depression, have a negative style of communication as well as express their own assessments to solve problems of everyday life. The results also show that depression, described as a disease, causes fatigue and lack of understanding manifested by irritation and jealousy, sensory disturbances and suicidal thoughts, symptoms that are reported to the parent, the pet and strangers in a rude manner. Given the findings intends to evaluate in all respects to critical thinking in adolescents with depressive symptoms also suggested providing psychological support to adolescents who express a cold, serious and distant communication.