The Psychodynamic Theories Of Depression

Depression has no single cause, it can develop for and about different reasons and has many different triggers. It can be an upsetting or stressful life event. For example, a divorce or break up, illness, and job and or school concerns can create a perfect situation for depression to settle itself into a victim’s mind. The psychodynamic approach to therapy aims to bring the unconscious mind into consciousness. In other words, the goal of therapy is to bring these unconscious conflicts into awareness by helping individuals to unravel, experience and understand their true, deep-rooted feelings. Moreover, the psychodynamic view of therapy believes that our unconscious holds onto painful feelings and memories, that are too difficult for the aware

However, it doesn’t remove problems, but it will help George deal with his said problems in a more positive way. It is based on the concept that your thoughts, feelings, physical sensations and actions are interconnected, and that negative thoughts and feelings can trap you in a vicious cycle. This therapy aims to help George crack this cycle by breaking down overwhelming problems into smaller parts and showing him how to change these negative patterns to improve the way he feels. Since it assumes that how George thinks, will color and initiate a way that he will perceive the world, that however George thinks of the world, cause him to be depressed because he sees no good, or happiness in the world, and the therapist will strive to break these thinking

These treatments are used to treat mental or psychological disorders.
Drug therapies rely on medication for the treatment of mental disorders. Therapeutic drugs for psychological problems fall into three major groups, anti-anxiety drugs, antipsychotic drugs and antidepressants. The biomedical approach to treatment is based on the assumption that if a mental problem is caused by biological malfunctioning, the cure is to restore the biological system with drugs. For example, the serotonin hypothesis of depression suggests that depression is linked to low levels of the neurotransmitter, serotonin. Antidepressant treatment should therefore aim to regulate serotonin levels.
Another biologically based treatment that continues to be used, although infrequently, is electroconvulsive therapy. It involves using an electrical current to induce seizures in the brain in order to help alleviate the effects of certain mental conditions, such as severe forms of depression or bipolar disorder. The exact mechanism is unknown, although it does help alleviate symptoms for people with severe depression who have not responded to traditional drug therapy. However, the memory loss associated with repeated administrations has led to it typically being implemented as a last