A Research Paper: Depression Depression is defined as a mental illness in which a person experiences deep‚ unshakable sadness and diminished interest in nearly all activities. The term depression is used to describe the temporary sadness‚ loneliness‚ or blues that everyone feels from time to time. Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses. The illness affects all people‚ regardless of sex‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ or socioeconomic standing. Women are two to three times more likely
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“Demographic and Psychosocial Risk Factors for Depression in Adolescents” CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Unhappy mood‚ sad feelings‚ irritability and loss of interest in every aspect of life‚ every person experience one or couple of them in his or her life occasionally but when they all are collectively experienced for significant period of time‚ it means that person may on the way for depression. When people feel anxious there is at least a sign that they are engaged in their future‚ they feel fearful
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A. FORMULATION Presenting Problem Lara is eight years of age‚ is the eldest of three children and the only one at school. Shehas presented with a range of problems. She has strong beliefs such as “I must do my best”‚ “I must not offend my teacher‚ parents or friends”‚ and “I must keep out of trouble”. These thoughts cause her to become terrified at just the thought of school‚ resulting in physiological symptoms such as heart palpitations and sweaty hands. Lara has been experiencing nightmares
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Depression is not only a state of being sad‚ it is a disease that conquers the ability to feel emotion‚ whether good or bad‚ whatsoever. Depression not only involves the mind‚ it also involves the body and thoughts. In different cultures some complain of excessive headaches and extreme pain and this is identified as depression‚ moderate or otherwise. This disease can be passed down through genes or can follow external events or can be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Depression affects
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As was mentioned in the first response‚ one of the characteristics of cognitive behavioral approach is that therapy should be clearly structured. I will describe how a CBT session should be structured. First‚ the therapist and the client must work together to outline the therapy goals‚ and the change goals must be valuable for the patient‚ he/she must be sure that the effort‚ time‚ and money‚ will be worth it. All this means that the patient must be motivated‚ that is the first step! In a Cognitive/Cognitive
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disorders. One of the most common questionnaires used to examine the symptoms of depression is the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Individuals are asked to choose which description best describes the way they have felt in the last week. For example: 0 I do not feel unhappy 1 I feel unhappy 2 I am unhappy 3 I am so unhappy I can’t stand it Their choices are added to determine the severity of the depression symptoms. PERSONAL INVENTORIES Personal inventories are questionnaires used to
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Depression and pain: An Annotated Biliography Snapp‚ Dr. Cathrine. Personal Interview: Tallahassee September 20 2011. Doing my interview with Dr. Snapp i asked the following questions; what is depression‚ h what causes depression and can a person overcome depression. In Response Dr. Snapp s stated that depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain. Dr. Snapp also stated that a p person can overcome depression with the proper care and
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Depression PSY350: Physiology Psychology May 6‚ 2013 Depression Depression in children is mainly in children when he or she is medicated‚ it is very common for depression to be unrecognized. Risk factors always include a family history of depression or even a poor school performance. Acknowledging children who are unrecognized should be evaluated. The risk factors also would be reduced and with problems like school failure and suicide would be less (November 15‚ 2000). Children and adolescents
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Depression in Men Fred S. Ward Abnormal Psychology Section 002 Spring 2013 Introduction The expression of depression in men can be very complex. There can be additional problems with measuring depression in men than with women. Men use various ways to hide and suppress their depression. Depression in men can be hidden in their being antisocial and participating in risk taking behaviors. Such behaviors can be drug and alcohol abuse‚ suicide‚ road rage‚ extra sexual activities or adventures
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CBT focuses on addressing the client’s thoughts and thought processes‚ so logically peoples from different backgrounds or cultures will have different social norms or roles. What could be seen as concerning from the Western viewpoint‚ could be normal in a different culture such as Hmong or Hispanic. Traditional interventions such as CBT and have generally failed to consider healing practices of other cultures and instead has focused on Western culture as a primary identification point when considering
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