Speech 2 Final Outline
Topic: Depression
Organizational pattern: Topical
Speaking and specific purpose: Explaining the causes of depression and it signs and symptoms of depression. Also, to create awareness to the audience about its effects.
Primary audience outcome: The audience will able to have idea about the adverse effects of depression in our daily lives.
Thesis Statement: Depression is a serious mood disorder that affects our mental ability. So, it’s important to understand the causes and effects of this serious mental illness.
Introduction
Attention Getter
As people say,” feeling of being "depressed is a normal occurrence due to loss, daily life struggles, or low self-confidence. But when feelings become stronger and sadness over
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So, it’s important to make others aware of this topic relevance.
Body
I. The general public increasingly attributes mental disorders to biological causes such as a chemical imbalance or inherited genes (Schnittker, 2008; Schomerus et al., 2012).
II. Depression, anxiety, and suicide are relatively common phenomena among college students (Klerman & Weissman, 1989; Twenge et al., 2010).
III. Understanding the psychological factors that may drive students to suicide is thus an important scientific quest. The present research aims to examine the relation between failure to attain high standards of performance, and implicit thoughts of suicide and death.
Transistion
I. People who hold more optimistic expectations should show evidence of more adaptive self-regulation.
II. When you're depressed, you may feel like you can't accomplish anything. That makes you feel worse about yourself. To push back, set daily goals for yourself.
III. Mark Sisson has written some excellent articles on the importance of sunshine and light exposure. He’s made a great point about how working outside can increase your productivity, happiness, and
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Clincher
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
Reference
Eddington, Kari M, Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology: Associations with Goal Pursuit and Daily Experiences. Retrieved web.a.ebscohost.com.library.wvm.edu
Chatard, Armand, Dysphoria, Failure, and Suicide: Level of Depressive Symptoms Moderates Effects of Failure on Implicit Thoughts of Suicide and Death.
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