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WELL WHAT DO YOU THINK (2004): THE SECOND NATIONAL SCOTTISH SURVEY OF PUBLIC ATTITUDES TO MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL WELL-BEING AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
ANNEX F: THE VIGNETTES
Scenario 1: Depression (male)
Robert has been feeling really down for the last few weeks. He wakes up in the morning with a flat heavy feeling that stays with him all day long. He doesn't enjoy things the way he normally would. In fact, nothing gives him pleasure. Even when good things happen, they don't seem to make Robert happy. He has to force himself to get through the day, and even the smallest things seem hard to do. He finds it hard to concentrate on anything and has no energy at all. Even though Robert feels tired at night, he still can't sleep, and wakes up too early in the morning. Robert feels worthless and feels like giving up. Robert's family has noticed that he hasn't been himself for about the last month. He doesn't feel like talking and isn't taking part in things like he used to.
Scenario 2: Depression (female)
Shona has been feeling really down for the last few weeks. She wakes up in the morning with a flat heavy feeling that stays with her all day long. She doesn't enjoy things the way she normally would. In fact, nothing gives her pleasure. Even when good things happen, they don't seem to make Shona happy. She has to force herself to get through the day, and even the smallest things seem hard to do. She finds it hard to concentrate on anything and has no energy at all. Even though Shona feels tired at night, she still can't sleep, and wakes up too early in the morning. Shona feels worthless and feels like giving up. Shona's family has noticed that she hasn't been herself for about the last month. She doesn't feel like talking and isn't taking part in things like she used to.
Scenario 3: Schizophrenia (male)
Robert is a man who was doing pretty well until about a year ago. But then things started to change. He thought that people around him were criticising him and talking behind his back. Robert was convinced that people were spying on him and that they could hear what he was thinking. Robert couldn't work any more, and he stopped joining in with family activities. He retreated from everything, until he eventually spent most of his day in his room. Robert heard voices even though no one else was around. These voices told him what to do and what to think. He has been living this way for six months.
Scenario 4: Schizophrenia (female)
Shona is a woman who was doing pretty well until about a year ago. But then things started to change. She thought that people around her were criticising her and talking behind her back. Shona was convinced that people were spying on her and that they could hear what she was thinking. Shona couldn't work any more, and she stopped joining in with family activities. She retreated from everything, until she eventually spent most of her day in her room. Shona heard voices even though no one else was around. These voices told her what to do and what to think. She has been living this way for six months.
Scenario 5: Stress (male)
Robert is a man who was doing pretty well until about a year ago. While nothing much was going wrong in Robert's life, he had a few problems that were really beginning to get to him. He started to feel worried, and a little sad, and had trouble sleeping at night. Things bothered him more than they bothered other people, and he started to get nervous and annoyed when things went wrong. Otherwise Robert is doing OK. He enjoys being with other people, and though he sometimes argues with his family, he has generally been getting on pretty well with them.
Scenario 6: Stress (female)
Shona is a woman who was doing pretty well until about a year ago. While nothing much was going wrong in Shona's life, she had a few problems that were really beginning to get to her. She started to feel worried, and a little sad, and had trouble sleeping at night. Things bothered her more than they bothered other people, and she started to get nervous and annoyed when things went wrong. Otherwise Shona is doing OK. She enjoys being with other people, and though she sometimes argues with her family, she has generally been getting on pretty well with them.
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