This shouldn't be a place for hatred. You shouldn't bash a person because he didn't google something right. I'd agree with tyranim, you're being elitist, you should stop hating for that and focus on why this thread exists.
Also, where did you get the idea that you need 2 years of statistics for an introductory course? Perhaps if you have intents to study psychology some statistics classes would be in order, but it's far from necessary especially when 7-8 different introductory science classes are lumped together and you pick one for your core course. A proper astronomy course would require some physics classes, yes? But I did not have to take any type of physics for my introductory class because that's what it is, and introduction. I know people who took a psychology class my senior year of high school. There were statistics, but you didn't have to be able to work with them because, again, this was an introduction.
Finally, please point out the misinformation instead of just saying its wrong, and you might as well cite your information, since most everyone else is speaking from personal experience or from information given in a class.
1. "Depression is a disorder that causes us to look at life in a more negative, more helpless aspect."
The definition is too general for the advice unit is trying to give. "Depression" is a blanket term that doesn't diagnose a disorder with a single do-or-die solution, and unit's description of it doesn't help.
2. "DONT lecture them, that will only make them feel more helpless (yes, it seems like it seems like your helping, but it will only make things worse, it makes them feel like you are calling them stupid). [...] even when your friend ISNT depressed, lecturing is something you should never do anyway. it is one of the quickest ways to ruin your relationship with your depressed friend."
As someone who previously "[looked] at life in a [...] helpless aspect", a strong, verbal slap-back-into-reality was all I needed to get better. Of course, I don't believe that we should all go around crashing psychiatrist offices and lecturing patients, because everyone is different. Which is exactly my point.
3. "while depressed, we feel that no one cares about us. it is important to pay attention to and comfort a friend with depression. [...] the ONLY things a depressed person wants is to be listened to, comforted, and supported by those he/she cares for the most. and even if you dont know him/her very well, it will help a ton to comfort him/her anyway."
Oh, please. The last thing an angsty teenager needs is for their parents to care ask
more questions. All I have to do is go to any person I know and say, "I suffer from depression," and, no matter who they are, I'll be bombarded with silly questions like "What's wrong?" and "Anything I can do to help?" No, I don't want your help, and from now on I'm probably going to avoid you as much as possible. On a related note, if someone's depression stems from persistent things like family issues, then maybe the best thing to do isn't comforting them into thinking that violence is not that bad.
4. "and if you are the type who hate "emo bullsh*t", the more you support, the quicker the "emo bullsh*t" goes away and you wont have to deal with it anymore."
This is the most dangerous thing unit said. Among the list of personalities susceptible to "depression" is the rare suicidal-and-clingy type. If you willingly build a relationship with a previously platonic friend of this type, you may end up with someone who calls you every day demanding attention or giving suicide threats. If you
know that someone is going through more than "emo bullsh*t", then refer them to a psychologist and let the professionals do their job.
