List at Least Four Factors Related to Adolescent Depression

question 93

Essay

List at least four factors related to adolescent depression.

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where an individual acts in exactly the opposite way to their own unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Stress

The process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging.

Psychodynamic Theorists

Researchers and thinkers who analyze human behavior through the lens of unconscious processes, emotions, and childhood experiences as originally proposed by Freud.

Unconscious Mental Processes

Mental processes that occur without conscious awareness, influencing perceptions, thoughts, and behaviors.