Biological Approach To Depression Essay
UNIT 41- Assignment 2: Clinical psychology
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Depression is a mental disorder often caused by the chemical imbalance of the brain. The symptoms vary from person to person when their diagnosed with depression. The symptoms are feeling hopeless and helpless, a lack of self-esteem, find everything less enjoyable, difficulty making decisions, having suicidal thoughts and harming one self and etc.
Biological approach - Depression
Depression can be common between families and past onto generations, however there can be other biological effects. Depression running in families was a known for a while, however until recently it was discovered that people could have interpreted the disorder from the environment. If the depression is quite extensive …show more content…
It also effects their social life and family.
Seligman (1975) theory was that humans associate with one thing or another that trigger the process. Due to this he undertook an experiment (Seligman's experiment), he would ring a bell and then give a light shock to the dog. A few time after the dog has been shocked, the dog reacts to the shock as though it already been shocked.
As for the second part of the experiment, Seligman put each dog into a large crate, segregated through the middle with a low fence This means that if the dog preferred to jump over the fence, it would have been able to if necessary. One side of the floor was electrified; however, the other side of the fence wasn’t. Seligman experimented on dogs that have not been through the first part of the experiment. The dog that was not exposed to the shocks, as they were able to jump quickly over the fence. Seligman then placed the dog on the side and then operated a light shock, with the dogs that failed to avoid the shocks. For this part of the experiment, his assumption was not correct. The dogs that was used from his previous experiment gave up due to the lack of hopefulness; laid down
P1
Depression is a mental disorder often caused by the chemical imbalance of the brain. The symptoms vary from person to person when their diagnosed with depression. The symptoms are feeling hopeless and helpless, a lack of self-esteem, find everything less enjoyable, difficulty making decisions, having suicidal thoughts and harming one self and etc.
Biological approach - Depression
Depression can be common between families and past onto generations, however there can be other biological effects. Depression running in families was a known for a while, however until recently it was discovered that people could have interpreted the disorder from the environment. If the depression is quite extensive …show more content…
It also effects their social life and family.
Seligman (1975) theory was that humans associate with one thing or another that trigger the process. Due to this he undertook an experiment (Seligman's experiment), he would ring a bell and then give a light shock to the dog. A few time after the dog has been shocked, the dog reacts to the shock as though it already been shocked.
As for the second part of the experiment, Seligman put each dog into a large crate, segregated through the middle with a low fence This means that if the dog preferred to jump over the fence, it would have been able to if necessary. One side of the floor was electrified; however, the other side of the fence wasn’t. Seligman experimented on dogs that have not been through the first part of the experiment. The dog that was not exposed to the shocks, as they were able to jump quickly over the fence. Seligman then placed the dog on the side and then operated a light shock, with the dogs that failed to avoid the shocks. For this part of the experiment, his assumption was not correct. The dogs that was used from his previous experiment gave up due to the lack of hopefulness; laid down