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    illnesses, anxiety and depression, as well as talk about the stigma associated with mental disorders in general. The illnesses Depression Depression a mental illness which causes a person to experience debilitating negative feelings ranging from sadness to hopelessness for an extended period of time. Individuals with depression often describe a wide range of negative feelings which can include: Persistent…

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    Depression is define as the lost of interest and the feeling of sadness. Biologically speaking, depression is caused by an imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain. We know that the major neurotransmitter affected is serotonin, other neurotransmitters like norepinephrine could be affected as well. Of course not all depressions are related to an organic matter. People tend to be depressed after an incident or frequent frictions with situation where self-esteem is compromised. What Albert Ellis…

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    flip of a switch. I’m just some little kids entertainment. On, off, on, off.” Depression. We’ve all heard of it. It is hard to define because we do not have much knowledge about it. The best way to describe it is prolonged feelings of severe despondency and dejection. We all feel depressed sometimes, but many people can not even fathom how someone can feel desolate and melancholic all the time. In this society, depression is barely understood. Scientists speculate that it may have something to…

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    Alayna Wry English II Ms. Joy 20 October 2016 The Great Depression The world struggled greatly for 10 years from 1929-1939 due to one thing, the Great Depression. The depression left the world in ruins, but also taught America how to handle a national crisis. It tested the strength of people’s mental and physical health. The Great Depression had a lasting impact on the world’s history because it directly affected the economy, the people of all countries, and showed a glimpse into a future…

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    one of the United State’s most successful decades, Americans were faced with unexpected misfortunes such as the Great Depression, natural disasters, and wars. The Wall Street Crash in 1929, the largest stock market crash in American history, was the cause of the Depression. Although there were attempts to reconstruct the United States, matters increasingly got worse. This depression was unfortunately worsened by a major dust storm in the West caused by a severe drought known as “The Dust Bowl.”…

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    Although the United Sates had experienced several depression before, none had been as severe nor as long-lasting before October 24, 1929, “Black Thursday”, a world-wide economic disintegration, “The Great Depression”. At first many economists believed it to be a “mild bump” (2010, Allida Black; June Hopkins), in no case, worse than the recession after World War I, but to their surprise’s number rapidly worsened, and the stock market fell dramatically 12.8% (2010, Allida Black; June Hopkins).By…

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    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 loss/gain,…

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    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 depression, it may include you to feel empty.…

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    The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines depression as “feelings of severe despondency and dejection”. Depression is just feeling sad, right? No, depression is much more than being sad or upset. Depression is misunderstood. Depression is a constant feeling of despair and hopelessness. I am angry that I am the way I am and I want to get better … but will I? I don’t know. It has been almost five years and I have given up hope. Depression is a black hole that I cannot seem to crawl out of. I claw my…

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    Do you know anyone with Depression? If you do you know that they are going thru a hard time. You might not even know that they have depression. There are some things you should know about depression like, when was depression discovered, what are the effects that come with depression, and what are past solutions. This paper will help you know all of that. First and foremost, depression was classified as an illness by the Ancient Greeks. In fact, depression has been a illness in humans since…

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