EFFECTS OF DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENCE In recent years‚ depression has been a major topic in the news and media and its effect on individuals. Depression therefore is a serious condition that affects the human brain in such a way that it affects the thoughts and intentions of many. Adolescent depression is often overlooked because they have a hard time expressing their feelings which leads to serious complications in most teenagers because they have a hard time dealing with school work and mates
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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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Dylan Blandino Depression The story of Rosie Anaya explains how clinical depression can affect a college student’s life. Depression is a mental disorder that might be caused by a bad personal experience or other life changing situations. This story illustrates the life of a college girl that suffers depression and how she felt about it. Rosie finds out that she is not the only person that suffers from this common psychological stress within a college lifestyle. Thereafter‚ she began to do
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In Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief‚ love can be seen throughout the book. Love by definition is “ an intense feeling of deep affection". However‚ love isn’t necessarily an intense feeling of deep endearment. There are conflicting types of love such as friendship love or family love. In “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak‚ the Nazi’s are in power at the time and the citizens of Germany have to withstand the austerity’s that come alongside with their position in power. The characters have to learn to love
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Eternity’s Gate’) ICD-10 F32‚ F33 ICD-9 296.2‚ 296.3 OMIM 608516 DiseasesDB 3589 MedlinePlus 003213 eMedicine med/532 MeSH D003865 Major depressive disorder (MDD) (also known as clinical depression‚ major depression‚ unipolar depression‚ unipolar disorder or recurrent depression in the case of repeated episodes) is a mental disorder characterized by episodes of all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities
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Laurie Halse Anderson’s novel Speak has won multiple awards and is recognized for its raw and powerful story of Melinda‚ the protagonist. Melinda is a ninth grade rape victim‚ who is sexually assaulted by a senior student at her high school in the summer between her eighth and ninth grade school years. The trauma of the rape causes Melinda to lose her voice that would allow her to speak out about the event‚ so instead she spends a majority of her ninth grade school year silenced. It is only when
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Chris Webb Period 8 12/2/10 Essay 3 Speak Essay Speak is an inspirational story of a young girl struggling to manage her teenage life. Melinda‚ the protagonist of the book‚ transformed from a withdrawn girl to a outgoing one. Melinda changed dramatically from the beginning of the book to the end. Melinda started off the story as an outcast in her school of Merryweather High School. She was kneed in the back by a girl at the school pep rally and taunted by kids in the hallways. All
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Throughout the book Speak Melinda had many topics in each of her many passages. These passages help us find out what type of a person Melinda is and what her character is all about. The entire book is narrated by Melinda. In the beginning we find out that she busted a party by calling the cops during the summer right before high school. Everyone thought she was a rat. Little do we know is that she never spoken up that at the party Andy Evans raped Melinda. During her freshman year nobody likes her
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In the novel‚ Speak the author uses the protagonist‚ Melinda‚ to teach the reader the importance of verbal expression. Melinda refuses to speak about an event that occurred in her life; therefore others cannot show her empathy toward her. Melinda’s lack of speaking lead to her being judged and bullied by her friends. Melinda’s silence slowly erodes her self esteem and leads to depressive behavior. Melinda’s lack of verbal communication conveys its merit. Melinda refuses to speak about an event that
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decided that I will fight for my niece. Body I. Autism is a neurological brain disorder. A. How it affects the brain. 1. Communication Barriers. a. Takes everything you say literally black and white.(Autism Speaks) b. 25 percent are nonverbal (Autism Speaks). B. Motor coordination and attention is affected. 1. Cannot focus on two different things at one time. a. If overloaded meltdown happens. b. No direct eye contact given for attention. C. Sleep is affected
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