Diathesis Stress Models of Depression

At the previous post, I already mentioning a bit about Diathesis Stress Models. Diathesis for depression can take the form of psychological vulnerability involves a style of thinking that tends to depression , which is characterized by a tendency to exaggerate the consequences of negative events , stacking faults in yourself , and perceive themselves as helpless to accept the impact of positive change . This cognitive diathesis may increase the risk of depression when faced with negatives life's event. This cognitive influences can also interact with a genetic diathesis -based on increasing the risk of depression is further in the aftermath of stressful life events. The availability of social support from others can help improve a person's resistance to stress during difficult times. People with more effective social skills may be able to collect and maintain social reinforcement from others that are better able to defend against depression than people who lack social skills. However, the biochemical changes in the brain can complicate a person to overcome the problems effectively and bounce back from stressful life events. Biochemical changes and feelings of depression that continues to happen would exacerbate feelings of helplessness, combined with the effects of the initial stressor and so on.

Gender-related differences in coping styles may also come into play. Men and women may respond differently to feelings of depression. According to Nolen - Hoeksema, women are more inclined to contemplate the face of emotional problems, and men are more likely to seek refuge in a bottle ( liquor ). These differences or the other in coping styles may encourage women to periods of depression longer and more severe while in men can form the stages of the development problems associated with liquor.

Stress and Mood Disorders in Major Depression

Stressful life events such as losing a loved one , breakup of a romantic, old unemployed life , physical pain , problems in marriage and relationships , economic hardship , pressure at work , or racism and discrimination increase the risk of developing a recurrence of a mood disorder or mood disorder , especially major depression . On a sample study , researchers found that in about four out of five cases , major depression preceded by stressful life events. People are also more likely to be depressed if they bear the responsibility of undesirable events , such as school problems , financial difficulties , unwanted pregnancy , interpersonal problems , and trouble with the law.

Stressful life events can contribute to depression , and symptoms of depression in themselves can be pressed or cause the emergence of additional resources on stress , such as divorce or loss of a job .

Although stress implicated in depression , not all people who experience stress becomes depression . Factors such as coping skills , genetic inheritance , and the availability of social support contribute to the tendency of depression when faced with stressful events . The development of depression also can be affected by torture or trauma in the past. Consistent with the model diathesis stress , researchers found that young women are more likely to develop depression when faced with stressful life events when they have diathesis in the form of exposure to adversity in childhood such as family violence or mental illness or alcoholism parents. Physical or sexual abuse in childhood can interfere with the development of early bonding with parents , forming stages of development for relationship problems and emotional disorders involving depression and anxiety in the future.

The availability of social support is also associated with more rapid healing better than episodes of major depression and bipolar disorder . People with major depression often lack the skills needed to solve interpersonal problems with friends , coworkers , or supervisors . But those who take a more active approach in solving interpersonal problems tend to have better clinical outcomes than those whose depression had a more passive coping style .

Effect of Major Depression

In previous post, we already discuss a little bit about effect of major depression. But, actually what kind of hardship that the sufferer of this sickness must face everyday? I'll try to explain it in simple way. 

Major Depression will affect the life of the sufferer directly or undirectly. It may cause the sufferer to have very bad sleeping habit. Normal person who have problem with his sleeping (such as insomnia or hypersomnia) will have her life become mess, because he/she will feel fatigue from lack of sleep. Then, can you imagine how the person that suffered from major depression have sleeping habit? Of course it'll become serious disaster.

Beside that, it'll affect everyday life of the sufferer. Because he/she can't enjoy normally enjoyable experience, it may cause the sufferer to pull him/herself from social life and it'll cause them to get isolated from society. Obviously, it'll affect the sufferer's school, work, and family life. It may lead to drop out, fired, and divorce that followed by feeling of worthlesness.

Because of depression that doesn't stop, the sufferer will seek for pleasures that he/she can get from forbidden medicinal item. And we know that if someone get addicted to them will lead into another disaster such as major depression with psychotic features. In worst case scenario, the sufferer will get tired of everyday life and this will lead to suicide. 

If I imagine it happen in my life, I think I don't know what must I do to live in this world again. It must be very hard to those who suffer this depression. So, let's support them with affection and open hands. And most of all, let's not judge and not treat any people carelessly. Because everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. 

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