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It’s all news in this Denisse-filled supplemental. 1st week of April, 2008.

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On this week’s show, we continue our college series by exploring issues surrounding the transition from high school to college life. We talk about the importance of good time management in guarding against all of the possible pitfalls. We go over a host of other factors that can trip up people during this transition. Shira gives us a tech tip on Active Minds.

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Episode 21: We’re Going To College. On this episode, we begin our series on issues facing people with mood disorders while transitioning from high school to college. Time management, partying, getting good sleep, substance abuse…there are a lot of things that can throw someone off the straight and narrow in college. We’ll talk about some of those issues and the importance of being vigilant in avoiding the many pitfalls of University life. Also, we introduce our college roundtable segment: seven average people in college telling us what they know and think about depression, bipolar disorder, and the college experience.

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On this episode, we go all the way back to the beginning of the series to review the first 19 episodes. Who we are, what we’re doing, where we’ve been, and where we’re going: we cover it all. As well, make sure you check out our montage of some of the guests we’ve had on the show so far. Shira stops by for another tech tip.

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In this episode, we wrap up our series on types of therapy by talking about behavior therapy. Behavior therapy derives from behaviorism which is largely founded on the principles of operant conditioning and the work of BF Skinner. Behavioral therapists use these same principles to train you to be a better you. Shira visits from the tech corner and more headlines from the mood disorders in the news.

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Episode 18: Family Therapy. On this episode, we discuss what family therapy is and what to expect. We also go over fears people typically have about family therapy and challenge those fears. Denisse tells us about PETA wanting to take ice cream away from Britney Spears and Shira gives us a tech tip on a depression FAQ.

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We continue our therapy supplemental podcasts by doing mock therapy with our 16-year-old character from a cognitive-behavioral perspective.

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This week, we explain the basics of cognitive-behavioral therapy. Cognitive-Behavioral therapy was pioneered by Aaron Beck, MD and has become one of the most effective types of therapy in modern times. We cover many different forms of cognitive distortions, those negative ways of lying to ourselves that lead us down a path to depression. As well, we introduce a new co-host.

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This week’s supplemental includes a rough example of psychodymanic therapy. Ryan portrays a young boy from the previous week’s session, this time with the therapist focusing more on hidden meanings and patterns of doing things from a psychodynamic perspective.

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Episode 16: Psychodynamic Therapy. We go over the modern form of psychotherapy sprung from the roots of Freud. We talk about what psychodynamic therapy is , including basic Freudian theory. Mood Disorders in the News. Tech Corner

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