Conquer That Black Cloud Many people know someone who has or has had depression. Roughly 10 percent of the United States adult population battles with depression in any given year (Murray and Fortinberry 2005). It is also the fourth leading cause of health problems in the world Xiang 2010). In the field of psychology, there are many perspectives that explain how depression is caused and how it should be treated. One perspective, the biological perspective, focuses on genetics and the brain. Another perspective is the behavioral perspective, which focuses on changing your behavior, and finally the cognitive perspective, which focuses on changing your mindset and how you view things. Everyone responds differently to treatment. However using a combination of these three perspectives should be very effective. Medication can help bring neurotransmitter chemical levels up in your brain while making some simple changes in your everyday life can lead to becoming more positive. According to the biological perspective, there are genetic factors that can cause depression. People who have relatives with depression have a predisposition for it and have higher chances of an onset. There is also evidence that abnormalities in certain genes are associated with depression. Another cause is low levels of norepinephrine and serotonin, which are neurotransmitter chemicals in the brain. The final cause is related to brain circuits, which are basically networks of brain structures that produce an emotional reaction. The main treatment option under the biological perspective is to take antidepressants. These are used to bring the levels of norepinephrine and serotonin back up, which will hopefully be enough to get people to start feeling better. However, with some people, medication is simply not enough and in some cases it does not work at all. Switching gears to the behavioral perspective, Ronald Comer (2011) states that, “depression results from significant changes in the number of rewards and punishments people receive in their lives” (p. 208). An example of this could be when a parent’s child moves out or when a decorated police officer leaves the force. Treatment under the behavioral perspective focuses on changing what you do. One key element is to set up a schedule that includes pleasurable activities Comer (2011). There are many other things that one can do as well. Nancy
Depression Paper Anishka Servick PSY/270 Joan Rachmel April 12, 2015 There are many people around the world suffering from some form of depression, and they are completely unaware that they have a condition that can be treated. Accepting the fact that there may be an underlying issue behind all the extreme highs and lows that never seem to fade away is half the battle. However, unipolar and bipolar disorders are similar yet remarkably different from most of the depression disorders. The unipolar…
5/1/10 The unemployment rates of the United States today compared to the rate during the Great Depression is drastically different. During the Depression, up to 25% of the U.S. population was without a job. Nowadays however, only 9.3% were jobless over the past year. New Jersey specifically had an unemployment rate of about 9.2%; still quite high, though looked at next to the numbers of the Great Depression it is clearly much better. I will now elaborate on how these unemployment rate percentages impacted…
Research paper: The great depression By Preston Hunter English 1201 Abstract The great depression was a severe worldwide economic depression, in most countries it started in early 1930’s to mid 1940’s and had originated in the U.S after the fall in stock market prices in sept,4th 1929 although it did not effect everyone the same way such as wealthy people did not feel the impact at all and were oblivious to the suffering of others this dramatically changed…
Outline I. Intro II. Depression A. Why People Have Depression 1. Deals with bio & genetic factors 2. Life events/ personality traits B. What is it? 1. Mental disorder that makes you feels sad, helpless, etc. III. Signs A. Signs of Depression 1. Too much/ too little sleep 2. No/ too big of appetite B. Signs of Depression (continued) 1. Loss of concentration 2. Short tempered C. Hereditary Factors 1. Dep. can be hereditary IV. Side Effects A. Eating problems 1. Some people over…
Great Depression From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia {draw:frame} Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother depicts destitute pea pickers in California, centering on Florence Owens Thompson, age 32, a mother of seven children, in Nipomo, California, March 1936. The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression) in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s…
lemoyne owen college Explain and differentiate between the Great Depression of 1929 and the recession of 2008. What government agencies arose out of the Great depression and what are their roles? Diarra Sylla Principle of Management BUAD 305 Dr. Catherine Causey 10/16/2014 It is a common misnomer that people interchangeably use the words recession and depression. According to Investopedia, a recession is defined as a significant deterioration in activities across the economy. This decline in…
ssignment 2: “Progressive Era through the Great Depression” Must be in zip format! Write a four to five (4-5) page paper on the period from the Progressive Era through the Great Depression. Your paper should cover the following: 1.Identify at least (2) two major historical turning points in the period under discussion. 2.Analyze the impact of the two (2) or more major historical turning points selected on America’s current society, economy, politics, and culture…
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Siqi Liu Gabriella Megyesi-Briese ENG 114.1004 6 Apr. 2015 Research Paper First Draft (Unfinished) Imagine an international student got the offer from a university in the United States, and had an opportunity to live in a new environment, how excited he/she could be! It seems like the life for those who study overseas should be enjoyable since they are surrounded by different things. In real life, international students are facing many difficulties such as culture shock, and language challenges…
treated with disregard of the patient. The only way this illness was treated was by locking up the patient in a room. This may be a reason what is known as postpartum depression today was known as hysteria in the late 19th century. Postpartum depression is depression suffered by a mother after birth, while hysteria is exaggerated or uncontrolled emotions. Compared to how women are treated now and how they were treated back then it…