Dysthymia

• 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. •…

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…

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…

Psychological processes are usually for survival and well-being. Our drives and feelings motivates survival-enhancing actions rather than uncomfortable or painful actions. But sometimes these processes could break down and become maladaptive. Drives become uncontrollable and emotions become overwhelming. Although it is common to experience such disturbances to some degree, sometimes they become so severe that they seriously interfere with person’s satisfying life. This phenomenon is called a…

Every so often we turn on the news, read the newspapers, listen to stories around us or even close experiences, which talk about suicide or a crime that was a result of the individual being mentally ill. This is inevitably an issue that we are aware of as we go about our daily lives. Like obesity, mental health diagnoses and treatment has a history in the USA. In the past, mental illness was considered spiritual or a form of punishment by god. When I was growing up in Nigeria, a mentally ill…

The American Institute of Stress states that women are twice as likely to experience major depression compared to men and three times as likely to suffer from anxiety or stress related disorders; most likely due to hormone level differences and a variation of genetic make-up. That being said, women already have a greater chance, statistically and under the previous idea of the human genome, to endure the effects of stress related disorders. However, recent research on a process known as…

Problem Major depressive disorder (MDD), or depression, is one of the most common mental illnesses diagnosed in the human population each year. While depression may be a common disorder in many cultures, not many people are aware of its different types and more importantly how to help themselves or their others in the recovery process. This mood disorder is characterized by persistent and profound sadness, hopelessness, helplessness, and feelings of worthlessness. There are in fact multiple…

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…

PSY 131 Critical Thinking Paper - Hawraa AlRomdhan Imagine being kidnapped by someone you don 't know. Imagine being forced to live inside a small room in which no one can hear you scream. On top of that, imagine living in that small room for 7 years. It’s a horrible reality to live in. However, Room, a 2015 film directed by Lenny Abraham shows the audience how a woman endures the fear and anxiety of abduction, rape, and becoming impregnated and how she had survived it. For this paper, I will…

Annotated Bibliography Dealing with teen depression. (2010, September 18). GT magazine [Victoria, Australia], 14. Retrieved March 10, 2016 from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA237421136&v=2.1&u=ko_k12hs_d73&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w&asid=8be9f5873ed849f7f3811f6ed0896608 This article begins with a case study regarding a 16-year-old girl who is suffering from depression. The article continues by explaining the different causes of depression, the symptoms of depression, and the methods to…