This could be why you're depressed or anxious

Max points: 5 Type: TEDx Talk

This talk explores the deeper causes of depression and anxiety beyond biology, highlighting unmet psychological needs, loneliness, and consumer-driven values. It shares inspiring global stories, alternative solutions like social prescribing, and reframes depression as a signal, not a weakness—encouraging collective, meaningful approaches to healing and connection.

Channel: TEDx Duration: 0:20:31

Questions

1. According to the speaker, what unites many of the proven causes of depression and anxiety?

Exposure to technology Climate change Unmet psychological needs Lack of medical treatment

2. What initial explanation did the speaker's doctor give for his depression as a teenager?

A genetic disorder unrelated to environment A lack of physical exercise A chemical imbalance in the brain An overactive imagination

3. What approach did Dr. Sam Everington introduce for patients with depression in East London?

Social prescribing with group activities High-dose antidepressants Compulsory therapy sessions Daily meditation clinics

4. What example did Cambodian doctors use to illustrate an alternative 'antidepressant' for a farmer who lost his leg?

They encouraged him to move abroad They prescribed herbal remedies They provided him with a cow to change his livelihood They gave him meditation practices

5. What metaphor did the speaker use to describe how consumer culture affects mental health?

Caffeine for the brain Fast food for the soul Pollution for the spirit Noise for the mind

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