Why Do Some Develop Depression Or Anxiety?

Clinical Depression is a serious common neurological disorder that can affect anyone from the adolescents to the elderly. Clinical Depression affects the mood, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and symptoms could become severe if left untreated. Clinical Depression is widespread and common, but also misunderstood and we should be well informed on the causes, effects, and treatments of depression.

Major depression is a commonly diagnosed psychological disorder affecting individuals’ ability to feel happiness and peace of mind. Those who suffer experience negative emotions, lack of motivation, changes in behaviour and dysfunctional cognitive symptoms. Depression is classified by the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-5) as five of more of the listed symptoms present persistently over the same two weeks. One of these symptoms must be depressed mood or loss of interest in previously pleasurable activities. Depression causes disruption to typical daily life such as inability to maintain friendships and jobs. Other symptoms outlined by the DSM-5 include; insomnia, fatigue and recurrent thoughts of death. There is much debate over what exactly causes depression. Biological explanations question hereditary and neurotransmitter factors. While psychological theories include the cognitive ideas of Beck’s negative triad and hopelessness theory. This essay will focus on the ways in which psychological and biological explanations contrast and how their theories can overlap to better understand depression.

This report goes over the issues in the field of psychology. Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and behavior. Many issues in Psychology can go in hand with Mental illness which affects a large amount of the world population, young and old. Mental Illness is a variety of conditions that affect, mood , behavior and mental process. These mental illness can be depression, ADHD and more. I then further explored how children being medicated for mental problems is an issue due to the lasting effects and alternative treatments. I also began further exploring mental Illnesses in the African American community, this is an issue because that racial group receives the least care and resources in mental health. Lastly, the overall use

In principle, psychopathology is the scientific study of mental disorders and their origin; in addition, this field of study examines the causes, development, and possible treatment for the disorders. Essentially, psychopathology encompasses three aspects that are considered as directly related to the mental disorders. These facets include the biological considerations, social issues, and psychological aspects of any mental condition. In fact, the initial perception of mental illness was associated with religious issues such

When I first started my college journey I initially majored in Biology. Not knowing what I wanted to do, I was influenced by my advisor to enter the biology field. After my third year, I decided not to pursue biology anymore, and that’s when I discovered my passion for the Psychology field. After receiving my undergrad in psychology, I knew that I wanted to get my masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, but I had no idea of how broad this area is. This week assignment granted me the opportunity to interview someone who has been in this profession for 25 plus years who has worked in all sectors when it comes to mental health counseling. It allowed me to learn the pros and cons of this field and it even gave me more insight and clarity on exactly what I wanted to do. I found this week assignment to be very informative and I believe it is necessary for anyone that’s interesting in entering in this field. I am grateful for the knowledge and advice that I received during this week assignment.

I’ve always had an interest with how mental disorders developed, whether biological or environmental, and the treatments provided. I was enjoying my time in medical school, but one day a spate of emotions consumed me. I was only two months into medical school and had five years to go. I faced an uphill struggle to keep my mentality stable and anxiety down while maintaining my academics. I learned a great deal from the experience.

Everyone will have a sad moment in their life, whether it is a death, a friend betraying he or she, or not getting accepted to the college of his or her choice. Depression can be described with many different words, but it will come down to sadness. People who live with depression will see lack of joy, energy, and happiness. They will not enjoy life, or living. They see it as pointless and useless. Many people will have a depressing moment at some point in their lifetime. The people who develop depression do not have to be poor or unsuccessful. They can be making millions a year and still be depressed, showing that money and success does not guarantee happiness. To be able to fully understand what depression is, one will need to know the

The brain is a very complex organ that conducts several mental processes. Kandel’s article “The New Science of Mind” describes how scientist are now able to describe the way brain processes are linked to mental disorders. I recall learning about the different functions of the parts of the brain in anatomy class. The hypothalamus regulates important body’s systems, the amygdala has to do with our emotions, the hippocampus helps us remember things, and the prefrontal cortex which enables personality expression and moderates social behavior, as Kandel portrays in his research. As a psychology major I am interested in the way the brain plays a role in mental disorders. He states that a dysfunction in brain processes is what causes mental illnesses.

Do you experience test anxiety (or do you know someone who does)? How does the anxiety manifest itself (physically, behaviorally, effectively)? I have never experienced test anxiety but I do know someone who has. A colleague of mine, attended a university where he was the only minority in his classes. My colleague was Black and the majority of his classmates were White. During his first semester, he experienced a cultural shock and felt out of place. My friend told me that his classmates and professors were nice and that he wasn’t treated unfairly or differently. However, due to the social and racial history of the U.S., my colleague went into every class believing that he had something to prove. I believe that the stereotypes of African Americans affected him greatly and he strove to prove them wrong. This burden that he carried, no one else in his classroom shared, (which is understandable because race affects those directly impacted by it more than those indirectly affected), caused him to have tremendous stress. Physically, my friend was always stressed out and tired. My colleague rarely got enough sleep which directly impacted his academic performance. My friend’s behavior changed as well. Previously, my friend had been easy going and gregarious but now he appeared agitated. Although he received passing marks on his test, he wasn’t performing at the level he should have. According to Katherine Ryan and Allison Ryan (Woolfolk, 2013, p. 247), the fear of confirming a

College represents a form of higher learning. For many, it is also a time for personal growth as we transition into adulthood. This in itself is a stressful situation as one must make drastic adjustments to a new role, environment, and demands. Stress is a major contributor to the development of mental and emotional issues (Rodgers, L., Tennison, L. 2009). Research has been done to determine the impact of depression and anxiety on university students. It has been

My findings and research spurred my curiosity in the field of psychiatry. Now my goal is to find out more about this intriguing field. My passion for helping people and my interest in those who are mentally ill has lead me to believe that

“Depression in young people affects the stomach, anxiety the skin” is an article that explains the study done by Dr. Mario Tegethoff and Professor Gunther Meinlschmidt from the University of Basel on the relationship between physical diseases and mental disorders in children and young people. These researchers collaborated and collected data from 6,483 teenagers from the US, all between the ages of 13 and 18, and found that some physical diseases often occur in children that have previously suffered from certain mental disorders. Arthritis and diseases of the digestive systems are the most common diseases following after depression. Along with a pattern in diseases that follow after affective disorders, there was also a pattern in anxiety disorders and skin diseases. Anxiety disorders were more common if the person had suffered from previous heart disease. In addition to depression and anxiety disorders, there was also a similar association found with eating disorders and epileptic disorders.

At the age of ten a close family friend suffered a mental breakdown, and as I watched this happen I started to ask questions such as how can a loving father of three turn into a completely different person can? Why now? What were his new thought processors? Has the tendency to develop these symptoms always been there or has life circumstances triggered the episode? These and so many more questions required researching and the way I did this was to study Psychology.

Have you ever felt the need to give up? trust me it's perfectly normal to feel that way, especially at a young age, where life is sometimes confusing. Waking up day after day with the same routine could be absolutely tedious, and this is the same routine that makes people suffer from unsatisfactory lives, often leading to severe depression. Depression is a mental health issue that affects all of us at some point in our lives. According to Psychology Today In America ,nowadays, high school and college students are five to eight times more likely to suffer from depressive symptoms than teenagers fifty years ago. It's unexpected like any other disease, but it is curable. Many people do not seek the help they need, mainly because our society

A book on Ted Bundy sparked my interest in criminology at the age of eight and it was fascinating to learn his methods and motives for committing such crimes. It caused me to wonder to what extent one can be satisfied until they become dangerous in their means for contentment. A few years later, my own contact with depression and anxiety at the age of ten made me question the disparity between me and my peers and analyze the behavior of people around me. Ever since, I have been perplexed by the way people are similar yet different and the role our brains play. Up until I was fifteen and properly diagnosed, I despised the feeling but now I can appreciate it because it made me self aware and made me realize that I wanted to study psychology and criminology. I treat my experience with depression and anxiety as a positive event, in that I have direct experience with the illness and know how it feels. Therefore, the yearning for a cure proves to be more efficient in the course over simply studying theories.