Watch the role play video in the activities section below to learn how to describe the HAP model to the patient

Talk about ways in which a patient’s actions, or lack of them, may be keeping them stuck in depression. We can say: “It makes sense that you want to withdraw when you are feeling down, but the problem with this kind of behaviour is that it keeps you stuck in feeling low/down/stressed as you are less engaged in things that make you happy.”

Examples of activities that don’t make you feel good

• Watching TV for hours at a time
• Lying in bed for long periods
• Not attending work
• Not caring for personal appearance and hygiene

HAP counselling works to decrease such activities. Other activities help patients cope or are helpful in their lives, and the HAP counselling works to increase such activities.

Examples of activities that make you feel good

• Speaking to a friend
• Playing with a grandchild
• Spending time in hobbies such as sewing
• Praying or reading religious or motivational books
• Going for a walk

Watch the video lecture in the activities section below to learn about the cycle between behaviour and depression. Watch the role play video in the activities section below to learn about the cycle between behaviour and depression

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