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By Sandy Johnstone
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Leaving the security of high school for
the uncertainty of college life is a gamble
for some first year students, says a
University pyschology professor At
stake is their mental health.
Many new arrivals at the University
"are socially uninvolved and have lost
many relationships," Prof. Peter Lewin
sohn says. "College life is a new, difficult
challenge that they're not sure they can
cope with It is a risk for depression."
Social isolation, social withdrawl and
feelings of rejection appear to lead to
depression, Lewinsohn says Freshmen
also might not have a set direction for
their lives so they may have "problems
with how they fit in."
In an effort to help depressed students
and community members, the psy
chology department offers eight week
classes that deal with problems of de
pression. The classes will start whenever
there are six to eight people interested in
them Currently there are two sessions
running and Lewinsohn expects another
one to begin in about two weeks.
"The classes are intended to assist
people who are depressed or have had
depression in the past to learn how they
can do things to avoid being depressed,”
says Lewinsohn
"Depression results when the quality
of a person's interactions with the envi
ronment are insufficiently positive,” he
continues, noting it can occur from fin
ancial problems, difficult exams, or
failures
Changing how
depressed people think
about unpleasant
situations is another
function of the group,
you can look at a
situation in a positive or
negative way/
Peter Lewinsohn
"We focus on working on the balance
of one's activities,” Lewrnsohn says.
“Depressed people tend to have too
many unpleasant and not enough
pleasant activities.”
He advises change — in what they do
and in how they think about what they do
"They can plan their time so they have
a number of pleasant things to do and so
they won't have to do all the bad things at
the same time."
Changing how depressed people think
about unpleasant situations is another
function of the qroup "You can look at a
situation in a positive or negative way,"
Lewinsohn says
"A person prone to depression tends
to focus on the negative. We try to help
them adopt somewhat different thinking
patterns and habits.”
Relaxation will also play an important
role in the class. Progressive muscular
relaxation involves tensing and relaxing
different muscle groups to feel the con
trast The Bentson technique is sitting
quietly in a comfortable position and
then closing the eyes and repeating one
word for 10 to 15 minutes.
The class is run like a small seminar
with homework, reading, lectures and
class discussion. Lewinsohn stresses
that this is not a substitute to therapy but
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The instructors, usually graduate
students in clinical and social psy
chology, require an interview with each
prospective student before the class
begins because they want to “get a clear
understanding of what the nature of the
person’s problems are,” Lewinsohn
says. If a person is suicidal or has an
other mental problem besides depres
sion, appropriate therapy is recom
mended, he says.
The group leaders also want to “make
sure the students understand what they
are getting into. If they are really looking
for something else then we want to spell
out what the course consists so if they
choose to do this they know what to
expect.”
Typically the course includes both
students and community members.
"People with a wide range of life exper
iences and knowledge are represented
there so that might be useful for
everyone,” he says. "There is a lot of
interaction on a problem solving basis.”
Cost for the class ranges from $100 to
$150, depending on income. Evaluating
the class after one month and six months
will allow the participant to receive a
refund for half of their original payment.
The results of the tests which are given
at the beginning and end of the class and
follow up studies one and six months
later are largely positive.
"As a group these students have
shown marked improvment (experienc
ing fewer symptoms of depression) from
the beginning to end and maintained this
over six months.”
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