The lesson was about how we can tell when someone is happy or sad.
Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, was first described and named by the South African psychiatrist Norman Rosenthal in 1984.
Our software tells us if the person likes something or not and if he is happy or sad or puzzled.
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Not that you were funny or sad, but that the brand means something more to them now than before you ran the ad.
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But as a practical matter, it is impossible for a health professional to ascertain conclusively whether or not a patient is suffering from back pains or sad feelings.
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They also used a recognised depression measurement scale to assess people, and carried out an emotion recognition computer test, - where people are asked to respond rapidly to happy or sad words.
There was even a space to write what we wanted Santa to discuss, and a note saying Santa wouldn't scold or discuss topics that would make the child feel bad or sad.
There are plenty of moments when I get overwhelmed or sad or stressed and cry myself to sleep on my pillow but when I get discouraged all I really have to do is walk through the gates of Kopila and look into the faces of my children and see all of their potential in front of me.
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Some apps that Havens models his ideas on are Emotionsense, an app for Android that uses the microphone to sample the ambient sounds and conversations of the day and assembles a dossier on how happy or sad you are, and Moodscope, a website that lets users share and understand their moods and get support from friends.
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People were asked to mark a happy face or a sad face on the evaluation form, and most checked the happy one, he says.
"Moms don't want to seem like they're depressed about it or they're sad about it or they're afraid of what's going to happen to their child when they're gone, " Castellano said.
You get joy in listening to these Buddy Holly or Roy Orbison sad lyrics.
"Families should be having these conversations, " regardless of how sad or painful they may be.
For instance, people who appear forceful rather than sad or uncertain typically get more status.
"What you guys say doesn't make me happy or make me sad, " he said.
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Being an unhappy person does not mean you must be sad or dark.
He has since said his use of the word "pathetique" has been misunderstood and can mean sad or unfortunate in French.
The dead get the typical "jazz funerals" again, and parades, whether for sad or joyous occasions, are followed by the unique, celebratory "second line" parades, as they always have been.
One or two rather sad souls holding placards and pictures of the late princess outside the White House didn't provide evidence of a country unwilling to embrace a prince with a new, second wife.
"Films are a good form of entertainment during a recession because you can sit back and -- sad or happy -- you lose where you are and you go into the movie, " she said.
Things like the affectionate touch to your face, the knowing smile when you do something nice for someone, the tear in their eye when you are sad or have been hurt by life, the smile when you are happy and they are sharing in it, the arms that hold you close daily.
She does this now rather than ferry her doddering mother (a feisty Frances Sternhagen) to the grocery story or chitchat with her husband (a sad sack John Ellison Conlee) or hover over her daughter (a solid Phoebe Strole).
"But today is not a day for vindication or celebration, but sad reflection, " he said.
He talks about what he believes in, what makes him happy, sad, or frustrated.
In no way, shape or form do these sad statistics represent progress.
Those head doctors, they have a term for the effect a lack of sunshine has on your physiology: SAD, or seasonal affective disorder.
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Whether you regard the necessity of converging capitalisms as a sad doctrine or an uplifting one, it is important to understand that the idea is in fact wrong.
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And finally, those who suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or other mental health conditions can find the darkness of winter especially difficult, making them less productive and interested in work.
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