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Problem Solving Worksheet

The document provides a step-by-step guide for young people to understand and address depression and low mood through problem-solving techniques. It encourages identifying the problem, brainstorming solutions (including humorous ones), evaluating their effectiveness, and planning their implementation. The process emphasizes the importance of persistence and self-reflection, regardless of the outcome.

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Problem Solving Worksheet

The document provides a step-by-step guide for young people to understand and address depression and low mood through problem-solving techniques. It encourages identifying the problem, brainstorming solutions (including humorous ones), evaluating their effectiveness, and planning their implementation. The process emphasizes the importance of persistence and self-reflection, regardless of the outcome.

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Understanding Depression and

Low Mood in Young People

PROBLEM SOLVING
Solve problems step-by-step

STEP 1
Decide on what the problem is – name it

The problem is ___________________________________________________________________

STEP 2
Come up with some possible solutions – go on, add some funny and ridiculous ones too, it helps
with finding more solutions.

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

STEP 3
Have a think about each solution and how good you think it is – will it solve the problem completely
or maybe even just a little?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

© University of Reading
STEP 4
Choose one or two of your favourite solutions – they don’t have to be perfect, in fact most of the
time solutions are not perfect, they’re just OK.

My favourite solutions are ___________________________________________________________

STEP 5
Plan how and when you will try them out.

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

STEP 6
Try them. Did they work?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

STEP 7
If not, try some other ones – which ones will you try next? Do you need to think of some extra
solutions?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

STEP 8
Stop and remind yourself that it’s great you have remembered to practise solving problems, no
matter what the outcome.

How do you feel now?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

© University of Reading

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