The Beck Depression Inventory-II is one of the most commonly used instruments in research and practice to measure the presence and severity of depression and has been widely used in suicide prevention research (Joe‚ Woolley‚ Brown‚ Ghahramanlou-Holloway‚ & Beck‚ 2008). The researchers led a study a cross-cultural examination of the reliability and validity of the Beck Depression Inventory-II. The study used 133 low-income African Americans out of a total sample of 216‚ 83 African American women participated
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Attitude Survey: Depression One of the most widely controversial and contemporary issues in today’s world revolves around depression and the increasing numbers of individuals who are diagnosed with depression. It may benefit some patients and even clinicians to conduct a quick and easy depression survey before they get into a costly affair. Although‚ a more effective measurement would require a more elaborate testing measure‚ the depression survey designed will determine quite simply if further
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explanations of depression. (25 marks) There have been several psychoanalytical theories of depression; there is no objective view of depression. However‚ centre to all these different theories is the idea that unconscious forces and experiences during early childhood contribute to the development of depression in adult life. The first theory that will be looked at is‚ Sigmund Fraud’s theory‚ based on his 1917 essay ‘Mourning and Melancholia’. Here‚ Fraud related depression back to the Oral
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Depression is a mood disorder and the biomedical model portrays one way in which it can be understood. The biomedical model focuses on biological factors alone in an attempt to explain an illness or a disorder. It describes illnesses as disturbances within the human body that can be altered and corrected. Very unlike the biopsychosocial model‚ it doesn’t include other factors that may contribute to a disorder such as their psychological state or their social context. The biomedical model focuses
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The Great Depression The Great Depression was a United States. economic depression taking place during the 1930’s. It began in 1929 when the stock market crashed. This caused a decline in employment and businesses to fail. Over 15 million american people lost their job and almost half of the banks in america had failed. Some of the causes of the great depression were not just the stock market crash of 1929 and bank failures but also‚ american economic policy with europe‚ reduction in purchasing
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Depression And Its Effects On Motivation Depression is one of the most frequently seen mental disorders. It affects approximately 9.5% of the United States population. (National Institute of Mental Health) It can cause an individual to be unable to experience pleasure in acts that they would have previously enjoyed immensely. This can cause them to fall into a slump or motivational deficit which can in turn have a huge impact on their day to day lifestyle. Depression is defined by Dictionary
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Depression Diagnosis and classification of depression Depression is classified under the DSM as a mood disorder. Most depressed individuals will suffer from only one type of depression (unipolar)‚ whereas others may experience states of mania that alternate with depression (bipolar). Comer (2001) claimed depression is ‘a low‚ sad state marked by significant levels of sadness‚ lack of energy‚ low self-worth‚ guilt or related symptoms’. Diagnosis requires the presence of 5 of the following
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Causes of the Great Depression Many people think that the Great Depression was caused solely by the stock market crash. Anybody who tells you this probably didn’t pass U.S. History in high school. The fact is‚ the Great Depression was caused many different factors. Four of which were overproduction‚ uneven distribution of wealth‚ protective tariffs‚ and the four "sick industries" of the 1920’s. After World War I‚ new technological improvements helped factories to produce higher quantities
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Depression: types and causes. 1 Burgundy Carroll COM 150‚ Effective Essay Writing June 4‚ 2010 Jennifer Lloyd 2 Depression is very common; it may be as simple as a change in the weather or as difficult as a chemical imbalance in the brain. There are many different types of depression. I am going to choose just a few‚ to look at a little closer. The types of depression I am going to
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According to the Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health‚ one in five women develop depression during the first few months after the birth of their child.1 Postpartum Depression or PPD can be mild or severe and may cause a woman to feel like she is not enjoying her baby like she had expected. A depressed mother may lack an appetite‚ causing her body to feel drained and after time‚ her weight will flourish. She may also lack sleep and it is known for depressed individuals to lose concentration on
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