Social Factors Contributing to Depression in Women Laura Stevens Excelsior College Abstract It is a well-known fact in the medical and psychology community that women suffer from depression about twice as much as men. This statistic is often attributed to the different and fluctuating hormones that women experience throughout their lifetime. An area that is often over looked when researching this illness is the sociological circumstances that contribute to depression in women. This paper
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Signs‚ symptoms and contributing factors Depression is a serious mental disorder that could lead to death by suicide if not taken seriously and treated. Depression in adolescents (age group of 12-17) can affect school and work performance‚ peer and family relationships‚ and even exacerbate other health issues like asthma. According to childStats.gov statistics‚ in 2011 about 8% of the population age 12-17 had a major depressive episode. According to the medical Merriam-Webster online dictionary
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Adolescent depression is a disorder that affects teenagers. It leads to sadness‚ discouragement‚ and a loss of self-worth and interest in their usual activities. Everyone experiences some unhappiness‚ often as a result of a change‚ either in the form of a setback or a loss‚ or simply‚ as Freud said‚ "Everyday misery." The painful feelings that accompany these events are usually appropriate and temporary‚ and can even present an opportunity for personal growth and improvement. However‚ when sadness
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Depression is a disease that afflicts the human psyche in such a way that the afflicted tends to act and react abnormally toward others and themselves. Therefore it comes to no surprise to discover that adolescent depression is strongly linked to teen suicide. Adolescent suicide is now responsible for more deaths in youths aged 15 to 19 than cardiovascular disease or cancer (Blackman‚ 1995). Despite this increased suicide rate‚ depression in this age group is greatly underdiagnosed and leads to serious
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Obesity: Contributing Factors Carla Watson ABS 200: Introduction to Applied Behavioral Sciences Instructor: Michael Millard July 7‚ 2013 Obesity: Contributing Factors I. Introduction 1. Introduction Statement - Imagine being a parent‚ friend or spouse to someone who is obese. Obese people are viewed as lazy with no self control. However‚ the truth be told: 68.8% of adults are overweight/obese; 35.7 are obese; 31.8% of children/adolescents are overweight/obese; 16.9% are obese; 30.4% of preschoolers
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identifying/diagnosing and the assessment of depression in adolescents taking into account gender and contextual factors. Contents 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….1 1.1 Definitions……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….1 1.1.1 Adolescence…………………………………………………………………………………………………….1 1.1.2 Mood Disorders……………………………………………………………………………………………….1 1.1.3 Depression………………………………………………………………………………………………………1 1.1.4 Adolescent Depression…………………………………………………………………………………….1 2
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people who are closely related in a family‚ for example a brother and a sister or a father and a daughter. Our group has discussed thoroughly the topic and discovered the contributing factors‚ effects‚ and last but not least is conclusion that we can make from this topic. As for my part‚ I emphasized on the contributing factors of incest. There are several aspects contribute to the increasing cases of incest especially in Malaysia. For the victims who being raped several times‚ it was claimed that
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Adolescent Depression and Attachment Hypothesis Will attached females will have a strong positive identification with their mother‚ higher self-esteem ratings and lower depression scores? Will ambivalent and avoidant females will have a more negative identification with their mother‚ lower self-esteem ratings‚ and higher depressions scores? Depression affects over 20% of adolescents. It is a disorder that disturbs their mood‚ causes a loss of interest or pleasure in activities they should enjoy
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SUMMARY: Only in the past two decades‚ have depression and suicide been taken seriously. Depression is an illness that involves the body‚ mood and thoughts. Depression affects the way a person eats and sleeps‚ feels about themselves‚ and the way they think of the things around them. It comes as no surprise to discover that adolescent depression is strongly linked to teen suicide. Adolescent suicide is now responsible for more deaths in youths aged 15 to 19 than cardiovascular disease or cancer
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not feeling right. However‚ depression is a mental disorder that can cause that down feeling for two weeks or more (Understanding Depression 1). Depression is a serious issue that shouldn’t be treated lightly. For a long time‚ children and adolescents were not considered able to have depression.(The Relationship of Self Esteem and Depression 6) Some thought the brain hadn’t developed enough for depression to become an issue. Others thought that children and adolescents didn’t have the stress or worry
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