Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Environmental Theory of Depression
Environmental causes of depression have to do with factors that don't involve us completely. These are not directly related to the brain, inherited traits from parents, medical illnesses, or anything else that is part of us as humans. Instead, environmental events are those that occur in our quotidian lives. These may include situations such as a lot of strees in school, at home, or at work, having to deal with the death of a loved one, or any traumatic event. Sometimes researchers refer to these as sociological or psychosocial factors since they bring together events that happen out in society with the inner workings of a person's mind.
It is within our understanding that experiences we have affect out state of mind. The human relations or interactions with others, how we are brought up, losses we have to deal with, and crises we encounter, all may affect out thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. How we react to these environmental events may influence the development of clinical depression.

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