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Preparation
Suppose you work as a counselor in a crisis center. The agency for which you work tries to offer informational sessions presented by staff members on a regular basis. You have been asked to present at the next session, and your topic is the causes of depression. You must decide if you believe the causes of depression stem from biological factors or from cognitive-behavioral factors, present your perspective (either biological or cognitive-behavioral), your position, and provide evidence-based arguments to support your position.
To prepare for this, research the causes of depression that have been presented by experts. Links to several Web sites dedicated to the study of depression have been provided in the Suggested Resources for this assessment, along with a list of journal articles (Causes of Depression Resource List). Based on this research, decide which perspective you believe makes the most compelling argument.
In the library, locate at least four peer-reviewed articles that support your position. You may use two of the articles from the resource list provided, but at least two additional resources must come from your own research.
In the real world, this type of presentation would likely use PowerPoint or a similar type of technology; however, for this assessment, format your presentation following APA guidelines. This gives you more practice and experience with the professional writing style of the field of psychology.
Requirements
Prepare a 3–5 page presentation on the causes of depression in which you first identify the perspective you have chosen, and then:
- Analyze the research that caused you to choose the perspective you did.
- Explain the main arguments presented in the research.
- Describe the evidence used in the research to support the main arguments. In other words, what evidence did the researchers use to support their perspective?
- Identify any assumptions made by the researchers.
- Describe the conclusions or findings of the research.
- Explain how the research findings might influence the way psychology professionals view depression. Be sure you consider both accepting and rejecting the findings.
- Support your position with credible, scholarly information.
Additional Requirements
- Include a title page and reference page.
- Number of pages: 3–5, not including the title page and reference page.
- At least four current scholarly or professional resources.
- APA format.
- Times New Roman font, 12 pt.
- Double-spaced.
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Running head: CAUSES OF DEPRESSION
Causes of Depression
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CAUSES OF DEPRESSION
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Introduction
The major depressive disorder which is often referred to as depression is a serious
medical condition which affects how a person feels, think, or act. The condition is common
in individuals of all ages but is also treatable. Primarily, depression leads to the development
of sadness or loss of interest in certain activities by a person that they previously enjoyed.
This paper explains the major causes of depression from a cognitive behavioral perspective.
Causes of Depression
Depression is caused by three major factors, hereditary factors in which one inherits
it from previous family members, medical conditions, and exposure to major life stressors.
These causes can be put into two major categories based on how they develop within an
individual. These are cognitive behavioral causes and biological causes of depression.
Costive behavioral causes of depression consider the surrounding within which the affected
person is in and how they relate or interact with these surroundings. In this regard, the
surrounding might make a person act, behave, or think differently from normal people and if
these thoughts and acts are negative, then it can be referred to as depression (Liverant et al.,
2011). On the other hand, biological causes of depression involve the development of
negative thoughts, acts ...
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