Affective neuroscience

5. DEPRESSION OF GROWING CONCERN Introduction Depression is less predominant among older adults than among younger adults but can have serious consequences. Depression in older adults differs in both subtle and obvious ways from depression earlier in the lifespan. Exhibition, ethology, risk and protective factors, and potential outcomes all reflect aspects of the older adult’s position in the lifespan. Information of the way in which age may alter factors associated with the onset and…

Taylor Swift is famous for songs such as ‘Shake it off’ and ‘Blank Space.’ Recently, Swift was sued by a fellow singer, Jesse Braham, for stealing the lyrics “Shake it off.” Jesse Braham was seeking a compensation lump sum of 42 million dollars, from Taylor Swift for plagiarizing his music. The lawsuit led to Taylor Swift having sleepless nights for two weeks as she awaited the ruling of the case (Plucinska, 2015). Law analysts postulated that the lawsuit could be successful implying Swift could…

Everybody has different challenges to face throughout his or her lifetime. Many people suffer from chronic diseases such as asthma, arthritis, or lung disease. Others suffer from clinical depression or extreme cases of anxiety. Despite the challenges one may go through the pursuit of happiness and the desire to find joy in the journey is the ultimate goal. The music video “Color Green,” by New Politics uses pathos, imagery, exaggeration, similes and paradoxes to effectively illustrate that…

According to the American Psychiatric Association (2017), depression is “a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act causing feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed.” In the individual sporting world, failure is predisposed onto the athlete. Regardless of whether an athlete participates within an individual sport or a team sport, genetics or chemical imbalances may influence the development of…

Depression Andrew Solomon believes that depression, a major obstacle faced by many people in today’s society, can change people in a positive way. Solomon believes that people suffering from severe depression can get help from professionals, friends, and family, but only the individual can cure themselves from their depression. Solomon describes this philosophy in his essay, Depression. Being a sufferer of depression, Solomon tactfully makes his argument, as not to suggest that being depressed…

According to Meriam-Webster dictionary, depression means a serious medical condition in which a person feels sad, hopeless, and unimportant and often is unable to live in a normal way. To some people this may just be a phase or triggered by a certain event, but to others this is just a way of life. Numerous people believe that only adults can experience depression, although in my research I have found that is wrong. Brent Wagner states that as many as 2 out of 100 young children and 8 out of 100…

“The Catcher In The Rye” is a novel most people can easily relate to . The main character, Holden Caulfield, is a very opinionated teenager. Nothing seems to be going right in his life. He is always complaining, as if his life were horrible. As a reader of the novel you don’t know whether to feel sorry for him or get annoyed by the fact that he can’t accept things. Throughout the novel, it becomes quite obvious that Holden is depressed. Depression is the state of feeling sad for a long period…

Dysthymia and Depression: Would You Know It If You Saw It? He sees nothing but darkness, hopelessness, and despair. He is searching for the light at the end of the tunnel, but with no hope. Feeling worried and anxious, he struggles to fake that well-known smile. He is confused, struggling to understand his own feelings and emotions. He has a good life, has many good friends, and is a top student, with a happy family. He just cannot seem to put the pieces of the puzzle together and there…

Sleep. As children, we often loathe it. As adults, we often crave it. All of us, however, require it. Sleep is built into the very essence of both our psychological and physiological existence. Ideally, it is the foundation upon which we start our days. It is the safe haven that we return to at night. Without it, we begin to feel unorganized, disassociated, fatigued. This is because our bodies are governed by natural cadences called the circadian rhythm. BOOK 87 Our natural world operates…

relationships, or really depressed? If you are victim to one of, or many of these questions, you might be one of millions of people with the disorder Seasonal Affective Disorder, (SAD for short). One of the more interesting facts is that 5 percent of the northern U.S. and European population would be diagnosed with seasonal affective disorder, mostly attributing with the changing…