Depression is a normal response as part of our daily lives such as the loss of jobs, the death of a love one, and illness. Over 30 million Americans suffer from depression and the amount is increasing in an alarming rate. Depression may be a mental health disorder that can affect the way you eat, sleep, and the way you feel about yourself. The mild case of depression can be defeated by a variety of self-care techniques. Others require the treatment of medication, such as antidepressant medications and psychotherapy that help to reduce and sometimes eliminate the symptoms of depression. Read the rest of this entry »»
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Tags : Anti-depressants, antidepressant, chemical imbalances, chronic illness, emotional swings, energy, manic depression, mental health disorder, Mood Swing, Mood Swings, physical depression, Psychotherapy, reactive depression, self care, Symptoms of Depression, types of depression
It’s often said that your time spent at university will be the best of your life. Cheap booze, free love, getting up at two and staying out till four. Life doesn’t get any better than that right?
Unfortunately, while some of the above may be true for some students some of the time, the truth is that being a student is often far from the stereotypical easy life, and can at times be one of the most stressful periods in a person’s life. A survey carried out by The Mental Health Foundation in 2001 revealed that 50% of students in the UK showed signs of clinical anxiety, while more than 10% have suffered from clinical depression. Read the rest of this entry »»
Tags : Anti-depressants, Bipolar Disorder, cheap booze, clinical anxiety, Clinical Depression, college, college students, Extreme Mood Swings, homesickness, Medication, Mood Swings, pressure in school, Relationships, SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Stress, student life
Cognitive Dissonance takes place when two consciously held ideas are mutually antagonistic. For example Steven has received his weekly paycheck. He is tempted to get into a poker game, thinking , “I really want to play this weekend. I feel lucky.” Steven was raised by parents who taught him that gambling is sinful. So he also thinks, “It’s a sin to gamble.” Idea 1 is, “I want to gamble.” Ideas 2 is, “Gambling is sinful.” Assuming that both ideas have some weight for Steven, he is in a state of cognitive dissonance.
Let’s say that you are asked: “How are an apple, a grape, and a peach alike?” You probably have conscious images of the items. It takes only a bit of reflection to decide that the right answer is: “They are all kinds of fruit.” You know what an apple and a grape and a peach look like. You know they belong to a larger category. All of this knowing represents cognition. Read the rest of this entry »»
Tags : cognitive development, cognitive dissonance, information processing, Jean Piaget, perception, rene descartes, Thinking, thought processes, word recognition
