{"id":1001,"date":"2022-06-23T20:14:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T12:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/?page_id=1001"},"modified":"2022-08-21T19:13:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T11:13:40","slug":"depression-vs-sadness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/depression-vs-sadness\/","title":{"rendered":"Depression vs Sadness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1001\" class=\"elementor elementor-1001 elementor-1000\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1df9c61 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1df9c61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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.elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Museum<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b0eadc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b0eadc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1e19a raven-nav-menu-align-center raven-tablet-nav-menu-align-center raven-mobile-mobile-nav-menu-align-center raven-nav-menu-stretch raven-mobile-nav-menu-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-raven-nav-menu\" data-id=\"9d1e19a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;full_width&quot;:&quot;stretch&quot;,&quot;mobile_layout&quot;:&quot;dropdown&quot;,&quot;submenu_space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;submenu_opening_position&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"raven-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"raven-nav-menu-main raven-nav-menu-horizontal raven-nav-menu-tablet- raven-nav-menu-mobile- raven-nav-icons-hidden-tablet raven-nav-icons-hidden-mobile\">\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-9d1e19a\" class=\"raven-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1438\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/museum\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">What is Depression?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1439\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/depression-vs-sadness\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Depression vs Sadness<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1440\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/symptoms\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Symptoms<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1441\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/co-morbidity-with-other-mental-problems\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Co-morbidity with other mental problems<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1442\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/causes\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Causes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1443\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/relationship-with-suicide\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Relationship with Suicide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t<\/nav>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"raven-nav-menu-toggle\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-nav-menu-toggle-button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-bars\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<nav class=\"raven-nav-icons-hidden-tablet raven-nav-icons-hidden-mobile raven-nav-menu-mobile raven-nav-menu-dropdown\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-mobile-9d1e19a\" class=\"raven-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1438\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/museum\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">What is Depression?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1439\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/depression-vs-sadness\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Depression vs Sadness<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1440\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/symptoms\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Symptoms<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1441\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/co-morbidity-with-other-mental-problems\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Co-morbidity with other mental problems<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1442\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/causes\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Causes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1443\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/relationship-with-suicide\/\" class=\"raven-menu-item raven-link-item \">Relationship with Suicide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e62c2b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e62c2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a136a2b\" data-id=\"a136a2b\" 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kindly asks:<br>&#8220;Hello my friend. How are you?&#8221;<br><span style=\"color: #7a0026;\">&#8220;I&#8217;m not happy.&#8221; Depressed Little Prince replies.<\/span><br>&#8220;I&#8217;m indeed upset.&#8221;<br><span style=\"color: #7a0026;\">&#8220;Um&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><br>&#8220;So&#8230;Are you Depressed Little Prince?&#8221; The passer-by asks.<br><span style=\"color: #7a0026;\">Depressed Little Prince answers, &#8220;Perhaps I am merely sad.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17776ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17776ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"red-font\"><img class=\"wp-image-902\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/title_icon.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\">Differences between Sadness and Depression<\/div>\n<div class=\"rg-container\">\n<table class=\"rg-table\">\n<tbody class=\"zebra\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"red-font\">Sadness<\/td>\n<td class=\"red-font\">Depression<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>An ordinary emotional reaction to adversities such as loss or disappointment. It is nonetheless normal and acceptable provided that the response and perception remain realistic, logical, and undistorted.<\/td>\n<td>Thoughts and perception are distorted in some ways. The effects of such distortion can be a serious burden.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>An explicit sadness which one understands that there is a way out, either knowingly or unconsciously, and that the sadness will go away.<\/td>\n<td>A feeling of a never-ending unhappiness.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alleviate the blues by diverting attention to other things.<\/td>\n<td>At least two weeks of incessant barrage of depressive thoughts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grieve goes away eventually; the low mood does little to one&#8217;s self-esteem.<\/td>\n<td>Depressive symptoms tend to persist or recur, causing harm to one&#8217;s self-esteem<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Does not affect much on interpersonal relationships, or performance at school or at work.<\/td>\n<td>Affects interpersonal relationships, performance at school or at work significantly.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b68ae3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b68ae3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24eafac\" data-id=\"24eafac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9eb732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e9eb732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b668e26 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b668e26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/symptoms\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Next<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Museum What is Depression? Depression vs Sadness Symptoms Co-morbidity with other mental problems Causes Relationship with Suicide What is Depression? Depression vs Sadness Symptoms Co-morbidity with other mental problems Causes Relationship with Suicide Depression vs Sadness A Passer-by notices and kindly asks:&#8220;Hello my friend. How are you?&#8221;&#8220;I&#8217;m not happy.&#8221; Depressed Little Prince replies.&#8220;I&#8217;m indeed upset.&#8221;&#8220;Um&#8230;&#8221;&#8220;So&#8230;Are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1001"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1001"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2934,"href":"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1001\/revisions\/2934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depression.hku.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}