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1、Task2causesofdepressionHello,everyone.TodayIinviteyoutojoinmeinanexplorationofthecausesofdepression.Therearemanyfactorsinvolved,butIbelievesomedeservespecialattention.Hereditycertainlyplaysarole.Thetendencytodevelopdepressionmaybeinherited;thereisevidencethatthisdisordermayruninfamilies.Physiolog
2、yisanotherfactorrelatedtodepression.Theremaybechangesorimbalancesinchemicalswhichtransmitinformationinthebrain,calledneurotransmitters.Manymodernantidepressantdrugsattempttoincreaselevelsofcertainneurotransmitterssoastoincreasebraincommunication.Whilethecausalrelationshipisunclear,itisknownthatan
3、tidepressantmedicationsdorelievecertainsymptomsofdepression.Researchersalsostudypsychologicalfactors.Theyincludethecomplexdevelopmentofone'spersonalityandhowonehaslearnedtocopewithexternalenvironmentalfactors,suchasstress.Itisfrequentlyobservedthatlowself-esteemandself-defeatingthinkingareconnect
4、edwithdepression.Whileitisnotclearwhichisthecauseandwhichistheeffect,itisknownthatsuffererswhoareabletomakecorrectionstotheirthinkingpatternscanshowimprovedmoodandself-esteem.Anotherfactorcausingdepressionisone'searlyexperiences.Eventssuchasthedeathofaparent,thedivorceoftheparents,neglect,chronic
5、illness,andseverephysicalabusecanincreasethelikelihoodofdepressionlaterinlife.Somepresentexperiencesmayalsoleadtodepression.Jobloss,financialdifficulties,longperiodsofunemployment,thelossofaspouseorotherfamilymember,orotherpainfuleventsmaytriggerdepression.Long-termstressathome,work,orschoolcanal
6、sobeinvolved.Itisworthnotingthatthoselivingwithsomeonesufferingfromdepressionexperienceincreasedanxiety,whichaddstothepossibilityoftheiralsobecomingdepressed.Keys:(1)families(2)chemicals(3)information(4)certainsymptoms(5)self-esteem(6)thinkingpatterns(7)mood(8)divorce(9)physicalabuse(10)financial
7、difficulties(11)stress(12)anxietyTask2ReasonandemotionEmotionissometimesregardedastheoppositeofreason,asissuggestedbyphrasessuchas"appealtoemotionsratherthanreason"and"don'tletyouremotionstakeover".Emotionalreactionsso
