Teenage Depression

Two big issues: 1) What is your thesis? This isn’t clear. You are writing on causes and effects of teenage depression – but to what end? For what purpose? You say that the there are multiple causes and effects . . . but I could have guess as much before I ever read this. What am I supposed to make of this – that teenage depression is unavoidable? That is avoidable? That its the parents fault? That it can be treated? And so forth – what do you want me to take away from this?

2) Your sentence structure is in need of a close proofread. I do not think you looked closely at this before you sent it to me.  . there are several places where I simply am not sure what you are saying. So please go over this carefully and ensure complete sentences!

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Tamra Lynn Carr

Mr. Charles King

ENG-100 Cause and Effect Research Essay

October 23rd, 2012

Teenage Ddepression

Teenage depression is a common disorder among teenagers which is compriseds of a shortfall of interest in daily routines, a lack of recognition of self -worth in self, and a sense of discouragement and utter desolation (Keena 23). This condition has no particular order of definition. Teenage or adolescent depression makes the culprits find themselves in tough moments which they can hardly describe without the intervention of therapy. This disorder comes with a wide range of effects just like it is caused by a transient number of factors.
The causes of depression vary from teen to teen (Keena 47). The common causes can be compounded and discussed in a file which is subject oriented. It can be an explainable response to a multitude of situations which a juvenile faces. In their age, teenagers have both developmental and normal weight given to them by duties if school. These bring out an effect which can not be accommodated in memory without bearing a state of conflict. The condition makes the youth to get fancy and thus depressed.
Disturbing events cause misery to teens (Keena 55). This can be an event which has already occurred or yet to happen. The teenager has an aura which can only be contained by either isolation or deep thoughts. In the act of looking into the details of the event many teens forget to isolate themselves from negatives of the past.
Faltering performance in class causes depression to teens (Keena 74). They find themselves unable to live a independent life. They come up disturbing ways of studying complex which end up being a source of depression. Teenagers who have recorded poor grades have a habit of looking at them selves as failures. They think that they have failed their parents.
When youths do not understand most of the favors they demand from their parents, they get into a state of depression (Trauma 85). This comes out with connections of carelessness and lack of respect for oneself. They begin to feel that their parents do not have enough charge towards them. This gives them a reason of frowning even when things have not gone seriously bad. Such power combined with worries about what one will do produce depressing in a manner which is explained in a low mood. The minor can not be expressed without the shedding of tears of pain. This pain comes from the fact that the teenager has not been able to live according to what he or she expected.
The effects of teenage depression are frequent. Among them is low self esteem. This comes as a result of feeling worthless (Hart and Catherine 56). The youth can not relate positively with others without feeling intimidated. In cases of interaction a teenager feels inferior to the others. Such effect incapacitates the youths such that they do not exploit their full potential. Teen depression causes an upheaval in the eating habits of a teenager. The teenager can start to stay without food or to take in a certain junk without care. They have no formal explanation of what they want to eat at a particular time and may end up taking binges of whatever they come across. Others become enraged at the mention of food (Hart and Catherine 66).
Teenage depression has lots of connection with problems shown by teenagers in school (Trauma 98). They teenagers who have suffered the disorder can not concentrate in class. They opt to hide themselves and miss classes without any valid explanations. They do not have enough patience to attend a whole class and make unnecessary movements. They get low grades compared to their normal counterparts. Teenagers who have been or have current depression run away when some one tries too understand what they undergo. They do not have time to bring together a sober mind of listening to advice. Depression makes teenagers to escape from the efforts of persons who want to restore peace in their minds. The victim does not want to be distracted from mourning.
Rampant abuse of alcohol and other mind altering substances is caused by depression among the teenagers (Rey, Joseph and Boris 201). They do it to create a cover of their inability to relate well with others. They also try to get comfort through artificial mechanisms. They depressed fellow can take alcohol for long hours without minding the effects it will register. Effects of depression include self injury which can be done in any manner. This can be carelessness and acts of making an attempt to hurt oneself. The depressed youth can not keep a keen eye on harmful things because they simply want to hurt themselves with a misconception of getting attention. They pull their hair and can even cut some of their body parts like fingers.
Teen depression gives teenagers an impetus to get addicted to activities. The most common addictions include the internet and playing computer games. These activities take most of the time which a teenager has in a day. According to Trauma (112), this action is a mechanism of escaping. They work hard both consciously and unconscious to make sure that they have no time to deal with others.
Depressed teenagers have easily sparked violence. They stay in a state of wanting an activity to give their attention (Rey, Joseph and Boris 27). This means that when the youth gets provoked they come up with an immediate thoughtless reaction. They fight back with full force even when a person steps on their fingers by accident. A teenager under depression looks for violence when among his peers. He or she can not settle for a good course and has ridicule to those with a charitable character.
Depression yields recklessness in youths (Rey, Joseph and Boris 124). They start to see no meaning of living a life of care. They pretend that they can be highly daring. This gives them an urge for activities like reckless driving, binge drinking, unsafe sex and many illustrations of carelessness. In conclusion, peak stages of teen depression give the youth a moment of meaninglessness. One doe not see the reason of doing the normal activities of life. They opt to make an end of the whole process of hard time. They start having thoughts of committing suicide. Others go ahead and try to kill themselves in different ways. These categories of teenagers in depression have discussions of death even at odd times. It should be noted that such occurrences cry for the intervention of help (Trauma 68). Comment by Charles: Not a sentence. You need a verb! I have noted some corrections. I cant do this on every sentence, but see what I did: I added a verb, and adjusted the prepostions so that your sentence has Parallel structure. Comment by Charles: What does this mean? Comment by Charles: Do you mean “in the same way that it” Comment by Charles: ? Comment by Charles: I don’t understand Comment by Charles: I don’t understand this either

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Works cited

Hart, Archibald D, and Catherine H. Weber. Is Your Teen Stressed or Depressed?: A Practical and Inspirational Guide for Parents of Hurting Teens. Nashville, Tenn: Thomas Nelson, 2008. Print.
Keena, Kathleen. Adolescent Depression: Outside/in. New York: iUniverse, 2005. Print.
Rey, Joseph M, and Boris Birmaher. Treating Child and Adolescent Depression. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2009. Print.
Trauma, Timothy J. Depression in Adolescent Girls: Science and Prevention. New York: Guilford, 2011. Print.