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sessions can be done in a small group and one-on-one
Assessment Test as a support therapy. At the end of the workshop, students
Assessment Test
Assessment Test
Paper 1 were given the opportunity to ask questions related to
the topic. We have learnt a lot about the issues related
Section A
to depression in this workshop. More teenagers should be
Workshop on How to Cope with Depression given the opportunity to attend this workshop to enable them
The workshop on How to Cope with Depression to have an awareness of depression and how they can help
was organised by the local residents’ association of Taman themselves and others.
Samudera. It was held in the community hall of Taman
Samudera on Sunday, 2nd March 2020 from 9 a.m. to 12 Mariani Abdullah
p.m. The aim of the workshop was to help students cope Form 4 Cemerlang
with depression. About 120 students from the neighbouring SMK Bandar Permata
secondary schools attended the workshop.
Section B
The workshop started with an opening speech by Mr. 1. Mobile phones have changed our life for the worse.’
Alvin Lim, the chairman of the residents’ association and How far do you agree? Explain why.
headmaster. This was then followed by a slide presentation
by Puan Rosnah, a school counsellor. She began her We have been living through our phones on a daily
presentation by talking about depression among Malaysian basis. How often have we heard people saying ‘I can’t live
teenagers. In recent years, it has been shocking to see without my mobile phone.’ Mobile phones have become
headlines in the newspapers and online media such as a necessity in our everyday lives, whether for business,
these; ‘Student killed herself on the day before a major education, emergency, pleasure etc. Mobile phones have
exam’ and ‘Depressed student is suspected of committing been constantly upgraded since they were first invented.
suicide’. Today most people have mobile phones, which don’t come
close to resembling the first mobile phones, which were just
Depression among students is caused by many factors, a mean of communication with very little variety.
including peer pressure, harsh parenting styles, family
conflicts and many other reasons. Among all the reasons, A phone is no longer an electronic phonebook. It is a
the biggest reason that pushed them to the brink was due to mobile phone, computer, reminder, calendar, radio etc. Like
family problems, such as not having a harmonious family life. any other product, mobile phones have advantages and
disadvantages. The advantages of having a “smart phone”
Some signs and symptoms of depression are feeling are numerous. A “smart phone” helps us to keep our life
sad and down, staying away from friends and activities, in order, and we do so by having applications that help
major changes in eating habits, extreme mood swings and with “ordering things online, having reminders, alarm clocks,
feelings of guilt and worries. Sometimes, the symptoms of social media, the news, having applications to connect with
depression can appear as a physical problem too, such as distant loved ones and of course applications that help with
stomach pain, back pain, headache or other unexplained boredom.” We now have all of this at the tip of our fingers, at
aches and pains. It may get worse over time and cause other the touch of one button making life more comfortable.
serious problems if they are not treated. Depression can be
treated with the correct treatment and counselling sessions. Mobile phones can also give us a lot of distractions.
They have so much to offer and yet can become distracting
If you have any of the symptoms, you should always find and time consuming. We often find ourselves lost in another
someone you trust to talk to when you face any problem, world with our phone pinned to the face, just jumping from
to relieve your burden and stress. A parent or a teacher is one application to another, surfing the web and getting
always the best people to talk to as they have more life easily distracted when the phone keeps on beeping with
experience and can give constructive advice, but not all notifications, text messages and updates. People have a lot
parents and teachers are understanding. If a parent or a of accidents while checking their phones for text messages,
teacher is not someone you can open up to, consider talking calling someone or just checking who’s doing what on social
to a peer counsellor as they are trained to listen to their media.
peer’s problems and help them to find their answers. Most
schools in Malaysia have a peer counsellor club and I’m Many accidents have happened where people who are
sure that they are always ready to help if you are facing any driving or walking are also using the phone at the same time.
problem, so do not be shy to approach them. Another major issue we are facing nowadays is the fact that
we’re not facing people while having a conversation; we’re
Puan Rosnah also demonstrated how counselling actually facing our phones. This is a problem because we

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