NAME: ROSE MAE B.

ESVER COURSE, YEAR & SECTION: BSED SOCIAL STUDIES 3C DAY

ACTIVITY 4.2

CREATE A BODY

Direction: Applying the discussion in Lesson 4.2 CHOOSE ONE FINAL TITLE/TOPIC from your
proposal in Activity 4.1.

DEPRESSION ON COLLEGE STUDENTS

Many people are unaware of or misinformed about mental health issues. In the
twenty-first century, it is evident that the majority of university students struggle with emotional
and mental health issues. Depression is a common and serious medical condition that has a
negative impact on one’s feelings, thoughts, and actions. Universities exert enough pressure on
students to achieve ideal graduation rates to diagnose them with the condition. According to
Parekh (2017), it can lead to feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in previous activities.

People all over the world experience feelings of sadness, helplessness, worthlessness, and
guilt as a result of depression. As many as one in a hundred people may experience depression at
any given time, according to some surveys, and approximately 25% of the population may
experience significant depression at some point in their lives (Depression, 1993). Depression can
occur for a variety of reasons and affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds. Depression
seems to be more common in women than in men. However, rather than a biological cause, some
professionals believe that men are underdiagnosed (Breton, 1996). Depression, which was once
thought to mostly affect adults, is now more common in younger people, like college students.
Anxiety, fear of failure and the student’s environment can all contribute to depression in college
students.