The Cycle and Treatments of Depression - 1068 Words

The depression visualisation was produced to show that any individual can get depression and because of this it is ‘normal’ to ‘suffer’ with depression. The example used in the presentation of the visualisation was that someone could lose a family member and that then causes effect on how they perform at their place of work, which could result in them losing their job, which then causes them stress about money problems, which makes their social life diminish. Money problems could also cause a strain on their relationship which could then affect their family life. This gives the individual feelings of loneliness, self hate and maybe suicidal thoughts. This shows that one terrible thing happening to them has caused gloomy feelings in other†¦show more content†¦Freud (1917) explained depression as a response to loss. This could be either real loss, such as a loss of a family member, or a symbolic loss, such as failure to achieve an important goal. Freu d suggested that loss caused a person to have a weakened ego which resulted in self hate and self destruction. This was the first time people started believing that depression was an illness that was caused because of an event happening to that individual, rather than it being some sort of brain disorder or physical disease. During the 19th and 20th centuries treatments involved lobotomy. Lobotomies were often ineffective, and caused people to have personality changes, unable to make decisions, and poor judgment and sometimes led to comas and death. In the 1950s and 1960s knowledge of the brain and brain chemistry increased which resulted in believing depression was caused by a change in the environment, such as the death of a family member. This is why the visualisation is so relevant. Any one can experience some sort of loss. 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