Affective neuroscience

Depression is officially defined as “a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest”, according to the Mayo Clinic. The definition is a general statement that most people interpret in very different ways. You could ask one person what they think the definition is and they would say someone who is simply perpetually upset about something or another, and another more aware person may describe it as an illness of the mind. In the media the portrayal of depression…

In addition to measles and mumps, the MMR vaccine contains another viral infection, rubella. Rubella can trace its roots back as far as 1814 when it was documented by physician George Maton. It was given its name by Henry Veale in 1866, and attracted little attention until 1942 when it was first noted to have caused serious birth defects (Cooper, 1985). Rubella, like the measles, is known for its distinctive rash and is also known as the German measles because of the similarities between the two…

, causes depression. The antidepressent, reserpine, depletes the monoamines by stopping them from being Depression is a mental disorder characterized by persistent low mood low self-esteem along with a lost of interest in normal pleasurable activities. Not all types of depressions are a mental disorder, a person can be sufering from normal depression, feeling discouraged and hopeless, which might have been brought on by life events, but they get better with time. The normal depression can…

Is occasional depression a natural state to an extent, and is the culture too eager to treat this as a disorder? Many people experience situations in daily life that trigger feelings of loneliness, rejection, debilitating fear, anxiety, and even grief. How our mind and body react to those feelings can be different for each person. Although some believe depression is just a natural state, the truth is it is a serious disorder that takes place mainly in children, causing them to harm themselves,…

You ask me, what is depression? Imagine this. Here I am lying in bed crying myself to sleep just like every night. Just wishing all of the pain will go away. It never does. It feels like it is stitched into me. Listen to me like no one has before. It is taking over my whole body, and it weakens even more every second of the day. There is no reason to move on with life. I feel so emotionally, physically, and mentally drained. Put yourself in my worthless life and feel what I feel. Depression is…

Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and lost of interest. It is also referred to as major depressive disorder or simply clinical depression. (“Depression (Major Depressive Disorder)”) In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850, Arthur Dimmesdale, the baby-daddy and young priest, is described as a man whose “inward trouble drove him to practices [...] In Mr. Dimmesdale's secret closet, under lock and key, there was a bloody…

excessive weight gain and significant over sleep. The next subtype is Catatonic depression which is rare and severe. Another one would be postpartum depression which is the disabling depression after women give birth. The last one would be the seasonal affective behavior in which the depression episodes come during autumn or winter over a two year period. This all subtypes are all part of depression in which overall, is a feeling of intense sadness (“Major Depressive…

its way in; falling back in time one hour. Excitement boils over for that extra hour of sleep. Sadly, some are faced with a serious condition. Winter depression affects many people, but what is it, what causes it, and how is it treated? Seasonal affective disorder is partially defined by Webster’s Medical Dictionary as “Depression that tends to occur (and recur) during a particular time of year, most often as the days grow shorter in the fall and winter. Also known as winter blues, winter…

A sense of hopelessness and the feeling of not being, good enough is a major sign of Major Depression also known as Clinical Depression. With Major Depression it can be hard to eat, sleep, study or do everyday things. Depression can happen once in a lifetime or multiple times. Clinical Depression can sometimes be hereditary but sometimes it can be new to one person in a family. When dealing with Clinical Depression the mind can be filled with multiple feelings. When feeling sad is a symptom of…

• Major depression - severe form of depression that interferes with concentration, decision making, and sociability. Major depression is a form of mood disorder in which the patient experiences feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration that interferes with regular life. It lasts longer and is more intense than normal depression. Major depression can cause at all ages. 6-10% of U.S population is clinically depressed and it causes more than $80 billion a year in loss of productivity. •…