Introduction

Depression is not an illness. It follows no regular course or specific outcome. It

may be fleeting or permanent, mild or severe, acute or chronic. There is no clear line of
intensity determines whether a depression is pathological. It is a type of emotional
reaction with distinctive characteristics; the roots of these characteristics exist in
everyone. (encyclopediabritannica.Vol.7,page269)

Depression nevertheless has specific characteristics which distinguish it from all

other emotional states. It represents a whole class of disorders whose chief features
are a reaction to a sense of loss. The reaction is typified by an emotional or psychic
state which is expressed by a loss of interest in the world outside the self, loss of
activity, loss of capacity to love and loss of feeling of self-regard to a point that finds
expression in self-reproach and self-reviling and may cultivate in extreme instances as
a delusional expectation of punishment and as suicidal impulses. Profound mourning
differs from this picture only in that the fall in self-esteem is absent in grief. Young adult
men react with depression more commonly than young women, whereas toward
middle ages women are more frequently affected.
(encyclopediabritannica.Vol.7,page269)

Clinical depression is more than just “blues”, being “down in the dumps”, or
experiencing temporary feelings of sadness we all have from time to time in our lives. It
impacts all aspects of everyday life including eating, sleeping, working, relationships
and how a person thinks about himself/herself. People who are clinically depressed
cannot simply will themselves to feel better or just “snap out of it”. If they do not receive
appropriate treatment their symptoms can continue for weeks, months, or years.
Depression not only causes suffering to those who are depressed, but it also causes
great difficulty for their family and friends who often do not know how to help.
Rationale/Background
The importance of the study is to gain clear discussion, enough knowledge,
understand the study and awareness. It is also to know it’s true meaning, the causes
and the effects that helps every people. Depression is a common mental health problem
leading to significant morbidity and mortality and high medical and societal costs. The
World Health Organization estimated that major depression caused more disability
worldwide in 1990 than ischemic heart disease or cerebrovascular disease. The
prevalence of major depressive disorders in the US population aged 18 years and older
has been estimated at 5%, and it is one of the most commonly encountered conditions
in primary care, but up to 50% of cases go unrecognized. In many cases, it is more
appropriately viewed as a chronic disorder with remissions and relapses than an acute
illness.

Even if diagnosed, care for depression is frequently flawed. Many persons

diagnosed with depression do not commence treatment for it, and the majority of
persons who do enter treatment do not receive their preferred type of treatment, even
though this seems to lead to better outcomes. Furthermore, many persons starting
treatment do not complete an adequate treatment course. The US Preventive Services
Task Force “recommends screening adults for depression in clinical practices that have
systems in place to assure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and follow-up” with a
grade B recommendation, as such systems have been demonstrated to improve health
status and, in some instances, to reduce health care costs.

There is a remarkable paucity of information about patients’ understanding of

depression and its treatment options, and the role patients play in choosing treatment
options. The very limited evidence available suggests quite modest benefits of patient
education materials for depression in isolation from more comprehensive
interventions. Some studies have included patient informational materials as part of a
systematic intervention, but not evaluated them separately. In some cases, patient
education materials may have more of a medical than a patient-centered orientation and
may not address a number of patients’ key questions.

In this study, we report results of qualitative analyses of interviews with patients

currently under treatment for depression about their experiences with being diagnosed
with and starting treatment for depression. We specifically sought to explore their
understanding of depression before and after receiving the diagnosis, sources and
adequacy of information about depression and its treatment options, and their roles in
choosing treatment options. We chose a qualitative approach because of the limited
extant information in this area to “map the terrain” and be open to unexpected findings.
Project Description

The term depression describes a group of conditions characterized by significant

and sustained periods of low mood, associated with a syndrome, or group,
accompanying characteristics and symptoms. Although writers have described episodes
of depression since antiquity, only recently have we recognized that the depressive
disorders are among the most common and disabling medical conditions throughout the
world. Approximately 5 percent to 7 percent of the adult population of the United States
will suffer from a form of depression during any year, and the lifetime risk may exceed
15 percent. Depressions are outside the bounds of normal fluctuations of mood; they
are not simply extreme periods of sadness. The closest parallel to depression in daily
life is the grief experienced after the death of a loved one.
(http://www.dnalc.org/view/890-Background-to-Depressionhtml)

In addition to the “blue” or melancholy mood, a depressive episode is defined by

disturbances of at least four other psychological and physical processes, such as
appetite, sleep, energy, concentration, interest, and the ability to experience pleasure.
Some forms of depression are so severe that the person may become completely
incapacitated, hallucinate, (for example, “hear voices”), or develop delusions
(unshakable but absolutely untrue beliefs, such as the conviction that he or she has
cancer or is being punished by God for past sins). People with such severe depressions
clearly appear unwell- they may be slow in action and thought, or restless, nervously
pacing, and picking at their skin or nails. Their posture is often slumped, and their faces
marked by down-turned mouth, lowered gaze, and furrowed brow. On the other hand,
milder forms of depression can involve such subtle changes in appearance and
behavior that a suffering individual’s loved ones or employer may not be sure anything
is wrong. (http://www.dnalc.org/view/890-Background-to-Depressionhtml)
 Depression is influential these days, when an individual have problems, they
overthink too much about it and it will go to depression in which it triggers the mental
health, physical health, social well-being and your emotions. It may lead to negative
thoughts. It affects yourself especially your environment, they will or are experiencing
emptiness, extreme loneliness, anxiety and other mental, social, emotional and physical
aspects in life. Depression is not an easy deal if you want to cope up with it, even in
nonsense or small things can affect you so much that also leads to harm yourself and to
neglect better things in life.
Project Needs

A. The percentage of Causes of Depression according to the data gathered.

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 After the researcher gathered the data from the selected respondents using
thequestionnaires the researcher found out some of the Causes of Depression.
1. Family problems
Part of an individual is having a family, once it will be in conflict or
in problems, it will have a great stress within. Knowing that before you
left home, you are with your family and even after your outside
activities, you will be with your family. So people with depression is
easily get affected especially when they noticed the change of
treatment, already having each other’s works, the bursting out of
quarrels because of financial matters, the other side is having an affair,
misunderstandings and other personal problems, including the parents
who lacks of giving attention to their children, letting their children to
feel they are unwanted and neglected. People who experienced this
problem will really have depression because of loneliness, feeling of
not needed and not included in a family.

2. Romantic love problems

Having special feelings to someone, loving someone too much

then losing yourself, having no limitations, breaking yourself because
of someone you love are also some of the reasons why some of us are
experiencing pain especially when it gives betrayal, it leaves, it finds
another, and brings intentional pain. This problem is also include why
someone is having depression, it is for the reason of being felt the loss
of commitment, being rejected, not appreciated, neglected, not loved,
the feeling that you’re not important. By those you will be getting
extreme sadness, loss, loneliness, pain and wanted to just give up
because of loving someone.

3. Doing all the school works without any help.

School works are worth working for but too much working for the
school works without any help will always lead the students to pressure. Especially
when the deadline is near, knowing that it is not only focused in one subject yet some of
the students tend to solo all the school works even if it’s by group. Having pressure in
doing it all could bring someone to depression. Thinking deeply, having panic, feeling of
helplessness and hopelessness will caused mental breakdown and academic failure to
someone especially the students.

4,Financial Problem

Alsoknown as financial pressure is a situation where money worries are

causing you stress. Many people are facing hard financial times and the impact on
mental health can be significant. These problems can seem impossible to overcome,
but you can get help and take steps to improve your situation.

5.Stress

Having stress from all the tasks that you do and will still be doing could lead you
to be filled with waiting works. Stress contains pressure, worries, overthinking, weak
physical aspect; it’s like breaking down from all of your works. This is also one of the
causes why people are having depression.

6.Overthinking

With all the problems that came in life, people with depression overthink the
possibilities of what will happen next, if it’s worst or if it’s bad, they jump into the
thoughts that are really far from the problems, that leads to controlling the emotions with
negative thinking about the problems. People with depression always lean to overthink
situations to have avoidance to what will possibly happen, to prepare for the heavy
emotions that they will expect to receive and to hope for resolution.
Academic Research

Title page

”The percentage of senior high student suffering different types of

depression”

Background of the Study

Depression is not an illness. It follows no regular course or specific outcome. It

may be fleeting or permanent, mild or severe, acute or chronic. There is no clear line of
intensity determines whether a depression is pathological. It is a type of emotional
reaction with distinctive characteristics; the roots of these characteristics exist in
everyone. (encyclopediabritannica.Vol.7,page269)

Depression nevertheless has specific characteristics which distinguish it from all

other emotional states. It represents a whole class of disorders whose chief features are
a reaction to a sense of loss. The reaction is typified by an emotional or psychic state
which is expressed by a loss of interest in the world outside the self, loss of activity, loss
of capacity to love and loss of feeling of self-regard to a point that finds expression in
self-reproach and self-reviling and may cultivate in extreme instances as a delusional
expectation of punishment and as suicidal impulses. Profound mourning differs from this
picture only in that the fall in self-esteem is absent in grief. Young adult men react with
depression more commonly than young women, whereas toward middle ages women
are more frequently affected. (encyclopediabritannica.Vol.7,page269)

3.Preliminary Literature Review

 Statement of the problem

The researcher aims to study the Causes and Effects of Depression to

have an awareness of its background and to be able to cope up with the

depression experiences that most of the people are in.

Specifically, it seeks to answer the questions:

1. What is the highest percentages of depression ?

2. What is the least ?
3. What are the Effects of Depression?

Abridge Methodology

Upon gathering the data from the respondents, researchers asked for approval
coming from the adviser of the Practical Research subject. The questionnaires were
being distributed to the respondents after securing the letter of approval. Copies of
approved survey questionnaires were distributed in order to gather relevant data of
fourty respondents of different strands of Senior High School. The content of
questionnaires that will be disseminated to the respondents were personally made by
the researchers and was approved by the adviser of this research requirement. The
reason why researchers never found any standardized questions was that, there were
no related studies that can help through the process of making questions.
 Furthermore, the handling of questionnaires will be done personally by the
researchers and facilitated by the retrieval of responses. This procedure also enabled
the researchers to conduct survey at the same time consecutively. After so, researchers
will collect all the survey questionnaires and prepare for evaluation.
References

(http://www.allaboutdepression.com/gen-01.html)

http://www.jabfm.org/content/20/1/28.full
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ENGLISH FOR ACCADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

HASHIM HADJI ESMAEL

ALNUR HADJI MOHAIMEN

MOH'D SALEH BATUAMPAR

AUDREX NOEL TAPIC

JAY MARTH DELA CRUZ

CHRISTIAN BLANTUCAS
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