Major Depressive Disorder Research Paper

Major Depressive Disorder
Student ID: U3144956
Name of Tutor: Sally Kelty
Unit number: 4309
Unit name: Psychology 101, S1, 2016
Word Count: 1,177

Abstract:
What is the role of environmental factors and cognition in the development and maintenance of depression in young people. The purpose of the studies were formed to examine if an individual having a negative view about themselves or having negative situations around them in their lives and having dysfunctional attitudes can cause them to develop depression. Research was conducted with young people applying to university through surveys and questions. In conclusion, the results show that negative views about the student's "future strongly controlled the interaction between

Environmental factors of depression are involved with factors that are on the outer side of ourselves. They are not personally associated to brain function, genetic traits from parents which have been inherited, medical illnesses or other things which may exist within us. The factors can include certain situations and events we may be put in while we're living our everyday lives. These can involve circumstances such as being stressed at work or at home, dealing with the loss of a family member or close friend or being involved in traumatic events, like a car accident or witnessing a death or sucide.
People who suffer from major depressive disorder, around 50-80% will most likely have another depressive episode. Maintenence phase treatment is arranged to avoid a relapse. Certain issues to examine in utilising maintenence phase treatment include the seriousness of the person having another depressive episode, such as functional impairments and sucide attempts, Another thing to consider is the risk of

Seligman's (1974) cognitive explanation of depression theory, learned helplessness, discovered that depression can be developed by individual's who feel extremely helpless and like they have no control about anything that could happen to them.

Major Depressive Disorder
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