RELATED LITERATURE ABOUT DEPRESSION Submitted by: Marjorie D. Panti Submitted to: Mr. Enrique Soriano What is depression? What causes depression? Depression‚ also known as major depression‚ clinical depression or major depressive disorder is a medical illness that causes a constant feeling of sadness and lack of interest. Depression affects how the person feels‚ behaves and thinks. Depression can lead to emotional and physical problems. Typically‚ people with depression find it hard
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When treating Bipolar it should involve both pharmacological and psychosocial interventions. The pharmacological treatments are valid to help stabilize and existing manic or depressive episode. Psychotherapy would then occur after the stabilizing medication has taken effect. The goal of the adjunctive psychotherapy is to minimize residual symptoms and prevent them from reoccurring. The psychotherapy will also aide
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To discover how various groups of people might perform differently on the inkblot test‚ Rorschach administered it to individuals from several psychological groups such as normal individuals‚ schizophrenic patients‚ and individuals diagnosed with manic-depression. He found that depressed individuals gave fewer answers‚ those who were happy gave more‚ and schizophrenic patients’ answers varied from person to person. Rorschach claimed that his test was often able to indicate schizophrenic tendencies
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society that demands an artificial beauty in women through diets and hair dye. Completely immersed in an electronic world and growing more incompatible with Montag with every electronic gadget that enters her house‚ she fills her waking hours with manic drives in the beetle and by watching a TV clown‚ who distracts her from her real feelings and leads her nearly to suicide from a drug overdose. Unwilling and unable to analyze rationally‚ she lives a shallow life in a technological chamber of horrors
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------------------------------------------------- Electra complex From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Electra complex: Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon‚ byFrederic Leighton‚ c.1869 In Neo-Freudian psychology‚ the Electra complex‚ as proposed by Carl Gustav Jung‚ is a child’s psychosexual competition with his/her mother for possession of his/her father. In the course of her psychosexual development‚ the complex is the girl’s phallic stage; formation of a discrete sexual identity‚ a boy’s analogous
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Schizophrenia Definition Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that generally appears in late adolescence or early adulthood - however‚ it can emerge at any time in life. It is one of many brain diseases that may include delusions‚ loss of personality (flat affect)‚ confusion‚ agitation‚ social withdrawal‚ psychosis‚ and bizarre behavior. Individuals with schizophrenia may hear voices that are not there. Some may be convinced that others are reading their minds‚ controlling how they think‚ or plotting
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John Daly has Bipolar Disorder‚ which is also known as manic-depressive illness‚ it is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood‚ energy‚ and ability to function. Much different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through‚ the symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe. They can result in damaged relationships‚ poor job or school performance‚ and even suicide. But there is good news: bipolar disorder can be treated‚ and people with this illness can lead full and productive
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There are over 900 pages in the DSM-5‚ containing all of the mental disorders known to man. (APA‚ 2013‚ 165).One of those disorders is a severe case of depression known as “Major Depressive Disorder” or Major Depression. Major Depression currently affects 14.8 million adults in the United States alone. (APA‚ 2013‚ 165).Most adults that are diagnosed with major depressive disorder seek medical treatment or therapy. However‚ every year more than 1 million people commit suicide either before treatment
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moments they think of every time they close their eyes. Anything other than staying determined is unthinkable‚ although it is not an easy feat with every obstacle – including time – working against them. Fixation on the past turns a once-motivator to a manic hindrance. Fitzgerald‚ Mannilow‚ Coldplay‚ and Quin᷈onez explore this phenomenon in different ways‚ connected through literary devices such as perspective and foreshadowing. Collectively‚ The Great Gatsby‚ “Copacabana”‚ “Viva la Vida”‚ and Bodega Dreams
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Characteristics of Partner Violence Nicole Mihal Kaplan University CJ 333 Section 02 Professor Michael Pozesny January 21‚ 2014 Domestic violence is an ever growing problem in the United States. It is becoming increasingly difficult to narrow down specific traits that an abuser would have. There have been several studies on the characteristics and styles of abusive personalities. Any combination of certain traits could be a dangerous situation. Domestic violence and intimate partner violence
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