Affective neuroscience

Throughout the world, people know or have a relative or have a friend that has a type of depression they go through. Depression has several different types. There are different types of depression, which has many symptoms requiring various medications affecting people individually. There known problems sleeping, eating, having low-esteem (poor feeling of oneself), trouble of concentrating, and feeling hopeless. (“Mental Depression”). The major depressive significant changes would be weight…

Depression is a psychological mood disorder characterized by such symptoms as depressed mood, feelings of hopelessness, sleep disturbances, and even suicidal thoughts. It is believed that depression is caused by an imbalance of neurotransmitters like Serotonin, this imbalance can come from many things that include using Stimulant drugs such as methamphetamines, alcohol, physical illness, hormonal disorder or even hormonal changes during pregnancy before childbirth or after. Depression is more…

Depression Depressed is a feeling; it’s a temporary feeling of sadness that can typically be described. Depression, however, is a noun. It is a state of being depressed; being a person who suffers from depression from the age of eight, I know for a fact, this is not a feeling. To me, depression is the days I don’t want to talk to anyone. Depression is the weeks I sleep too much, or too little. Depression is the shackles tied around my wrists. Depression is the ton I carry in my chest every…

Disabilities can range from being mentally ill, handicap or mood disorders. One serious problem that can have an effect on a person is depression. Depression is something that affects a persons overall energy and mood. It is a disability that many people suffer from and is due to various reasons and causes. Though depression is a serious problem, it is treatable over a period of time. The reason one suffers from depression vary from individual to individual. Unlike mood swings and temporary…

Varying Degrees of Adolescents with Major Depression and Their Effect on Amygdala Activation Tony Yang and others’ study, “Adolescents with Major Depression Demonstrate Increased Amygdala Activation,” is an influential study of developmental psychology because of the insight it brought onto the relationship of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or Dysthymia and the activation of the amygdala in adolescents (Yang et al. 2010). Major Depressive Disorder is defined as a two week interval with sad…

Perinatal depression also known as post-partum depression caused by a hormone imbalance due to child birth. Psychotic depression which is a more severe case which means they also have some form of other disorder along with depression. Seasonal affective disorder which is common in Northern states where the weather is very gloomy during the Winter months. Bi-polar disorder which is different than depression, but seems to fall under the same symptoms as severe depression, but with more extreme…

Depression is a mental disorder characterized by prolonged periods of sadness, low self-esteem and lack of interest in things around one who has it. Struggling with identity issues and depression, consequently results in problems for the one who has it as well as others. In the last decade, depression has affected mostly young people. Several studies were implemented in young students of elementary school in order to determine whether depression affects women and men equally ( Romilda , Silvana…

There are many children who suffer from depression. According to Rama Rao, MD, "It is estimated that five percent of all children suffer from serious depression that requires some form of treatment and intervention by physicians and other health care workers." Many parents don 't even realize their child is suffering from depression. When they see their child sad they often assume it is problems with other friends that will eventually pass. Treatment is rarely sought out and depression is rarely…

Depression Today, Clinical Depression is a major issue for both adolescents and adults. Yet, this being true most people have no idea exactly what it is and how it affects the body, both physically and emotionally. It is a brain disorder which can be characterized by a person being in a depressed mood almost all of the time and that person may have significant impairment in their normal life. Some people may just say,”stop being so sad all the time” but getting rid of this disorder is not that…

Ashley is a twenty one-year-old student at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. She grew up in a small town with her younger brother and older sister, raised by her mom for the most part. Her dad was around sometimes but not a stable support in her life. When Ashley went off to college, her mood started going down gradually and then she fell into a deep depression around the age of twenty. She went to the Doctor after awhile of putting up with the symptoms and was diagnosed with depression, which…