Depression - the Hidden Darkness in All of Us

Depression, the Hidden Darkness In All of Us.

Brittany Nelson

Ph-132-02

General Psychology

Alcorn State University

Dr. Felicia McGowan

September 24, 2015

        Depression is an infection of the brain. Most people think that depression can be cured by medicine but it can’t depression is a disease of the brain. Though, many people take it lightly depression is a very serious illness. Depression can cause stroke, high blood pressure, or related problems that lead to additions.  Research tells us that other factors supply to the beginning of depression, as well as inheritance, change in hormone levels, certain medical circumstances, trauma, unhappiness or complicated living situation. All of those factors can contribute to drastic change in a person mood or mind. Depression is a common disease that most people go through whether they recognize it or not.  Most people suffering from depression are not even officially diagnosed or properly treated.

        Although depression is proven as a brain disorder it has yet made an official conclusion of what causes it. Depression is a familiar psychological disorder that presents with depressed mood, loss of interest or happiness, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy, and poor concentration. It usually occurs as a result of unpleasant life events such as: losses of a important person, purpose, relationship or health, but it can also occur due to no clear cause. These problems can become constant or recurrent and lead to significant impairments in an individual's capability to take care of his or her every day everyday jobs. Depression as well as inheritance change in hormone levels, certain medical circumstances, trauma, unhappiness or complicated living situation all can lead to as cause of depression. You got to be fully diagnosed before you can be labeled with depression.

        Even though there is not an official treatment for depression there are many ways that it is cared for. Depending on how bad each individual’s depression is depends on the treatment. Most doctors recommend psychotherapy for each individual person after a session with a trained professional. Clinical evaluations recommend that you take one of many medications. Lifestyle changes together with improvements in sleeping and eating habits, physical activity and stress reduction have also proven very helpful in organization of symptoms.

        Depression is commonly found in young people. Depression is expressed differently in young people than it is in adults. Commonly young people express their depression in a different way more aggressive. Depression is ran by social media problems, and peer pressure for younger people. Some depression seems to come out of the blue, even when things are going well.  Others seem to have an obvious cause such as a married conflict, financial trouble, or some personal failure.  Most psychologists believe depression results from an interaction between stressful life events and a person’s biological and psychological vulnerabilities. Depression runs in families also.  Genetically identical twins raised in the same environment are three times more likely to have depression in common than fraternal twins, who have only about half of their genes in common.  In addition, identical twins are five times more likely to have bipolar disorder in common.

        Depression varies from person to person. Some usual behaviors can be determined as systems if you ever pay attention to any of it. Depression often looks different in women than it does in men or even in children. Rates in women are twice as high as they are in men. Due to hormonal levels women are all over the place. Women depression can affect their, careers, relationship and everyday life.  Stress is a major cause for depression in women. Women stress over most of things that men are care-free about. \