Self Harm: Social Influence And The Struggle Between Anger And Depression

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ABSTRACT

Depression can be a syndrome, i.e. a set of symptoms, or symptoms may appear as a partner in another entity or disorder, for example, as a result of illness. Depression is a mental disorder that can bring people out of emotional balance for a long time and significantly impair quality of life (labor activity, personal relationships, etc.). Depression often occurs as a response to trauma or negative event (the death of a loved one, dismissal). Depression, or morbidly depressed mood, can be a distinct disease, and many other manifestations. Depression is often misdiagnosed and bewildered with other disorders for example performs disorder, feeling disorders, dissociative states, or anxiety. This paper discusses the social influence and the struggle between anger and depression.

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Etiology of Depression2

Research Question3

Purpose of Research5

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW8

Cognitive Behavior and Depression Incidence13

Social Support15

Role of social support in mental ill health16

Depression16

Prevalence17

Signs and symptoms of depression17

Diagnosis and Treatment18

Gender differences in depression and women18

Vulnerability and Intimacy19

Support from intimate relationships20

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY24

Hypothesis24

Survey24

Participants25

Sample limitations26

Sample design26

Experimental Research27

Questionnaire27

Purpose of Use27

Open-Ended Questions27

Closed-Ended Questions28

CHAPTER 4: ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS29

Measures of depression and suicide risk on the basis of gender (chi square test)29

Depression scale factors and gender29

Prevalence31

Behavioral theory (Lack of Reinforcement)31

Cognitive theory (Depression as a result of Improper Thought)31

Biological theory32

Treatment of Children and Adolescents33

Suicide and Depression35

Treatments35

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION40

REFERENCES43

APPENDICES50

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Gender is turning into an increasingly important issue in understanding the emotional and physical health particularly depression. It has been reported that in the psychological literature, the depressive symptoms are much more prevalent among women than men. Diamond (2009) found that the ratio of women to men depression is two to one. A study conducted by the Epidemiological centre in United States showed the similar findings. A number of researchers are undertaken on the relationship of depression and suicide among the genders. Many believe that an important factor is that the traditional scale for the assessment of depression may be gender biased and fail to include the causes that are present in the depressed people. The clinical researchers including Cochran (2000) and Diamond (2004) ...