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    Know, Assume, or Imagine The topic I decided to research was depression. The reason I have decided to research this is because I have recently learned that many people, including me, happen to suffer from this awful mental disease. My doctor is currently treating four out of my mom's six children for depression and the last two are suspected to have it too. Also my biological grandfather had committed suicide after battling depression for many years; so i would like to learn more about this disease

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    Depression by Cognitive Perspective As it is well known, most people experience some kind of depression in their lives. Depression sometimes makes our lives unbearable and, we need treatment. We need the help of psychologist’s. With the help of them, we try to learn the reasons of our depression and we acquire the explanations to find out possible and necessary treatments. In psychology, there are different schools to consult. In this paper, depression is explained by the help of Cognitive

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    Depression Depression is usually defined as a mental illness in which an individual experienced deep, unshakable sadness and low interests in all activities. Depression is used to define temporary sadness, loneliness, or down times that everyone usually feels every now and then. Depression is one of the most common types of mental illness. No race, ethnicity or sex can eschew depression as the illness may affect anyone; however, Robert Byck says that women are two to three times more likely to suffer

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    What does depression mean? When you hear the word depression you think of being down or sad, but you don’t usually think of it as a mental illness or disease. In today’s society we hide depression from others because we feel it is not acceptable to be sad, or to let others know that we have faults. Depression is a darkness that can overwhelm you, it can take your happiness away and replaces it with negative thoughts. Many people use depression to attract attention, which gives depression a bad reputation

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    Eeyore was created around the idea of depression. III. Winnie the Pooh gave a slight background on these mental disorders including depression but today I want to inform you all on more details about depression. IV. I have heard a lot about depression but I did not know or even understand all the aspects of depression. So after much research, I feel like I am capable of informing you all about depression. V. My goal today is to inform you all about depression by explain the symptoms, causes,

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    they affect life for a long period of time, could signal the condition of depression. Depression is a serious disorder that’s considered to be a change of multiple feelings causing an individual to become sad, it can affect a large variety of people not only mentally, but also physically, which can be fatal to a person’s well-being, although there being multiple types of depression like, Major depression and Bipolar depression, all having

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    I chose depression because it's always been an interesting disease to me. It is such a common disorder but it is still highly under-diagnosed. Depression is more serious than people refer to it as. You cannot just simply “get over it” like most people think. A depressive disorder is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. It interferes with daily life, normal functioning, and causes pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him or her. A depressive disorder

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    Depression Depression has a lot of terms, diagnosis, names, and treatments. Another name for depression is also “clinical depression”. It is a mood disorder that has genetic, biological, psychological and environmental factors that play a big part in it. This disorder affects not only the mind, but body as well, with something called an “episode”. An episode is where a person can be depressed for weeks or months at a time. Clinical depression is not something that should be taken lightly. Depression

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    Sandis Walter English 122-12 Professor Schilling 16 October 2017 Misrepresentation of Depression Throughout Society In America, only 50% of people with major depressive disorder seek treatment for their illness (Holmes). Just as many people avoid seeing a physician, people will avoid facing mental health because of the fear that something is wrong. Through stigmas created in society, mental illness is viewed as unnatural, and having a therapist or taking medication is the easy way out. Many articles

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    Introduction Depression is a real illness that impacts the brain. Anyone suffering from depression will tell you, it’s not imaginary or “all in your head.” Depression is more than just feeling “down.” It is a serious illness caused by changes in brain chemistry. Research tells us that other factors contribute to the onset of depression, including genetics, changes in hormone levels, certain medical conditions, stress, grief or difficult life circumstance. Depression is a serious condition. It’s also

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