Their Differences
After writing my blog about further cultivation of my knowledge that surrounds depression, it occurs to me that clinical depression and the one I previously wrote about, Depressive Personality Disorder, has some similarities. In fact, they share similarities so big that it’s difficult to separate them.
As this question tickles my curiosity more, I get more extensive to satisfy my curiosity and interest. And getting deeper, there are some differences that should be cleared, before anyone gets confused as to how they can be distinguished.
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Depression has a wider scope of psychological effects. Depression gives the patient strong negativity in all aspects of his life – physical, social, mental, spiritual, and moral. He/She has a derogatory feeling over everything about his/her life.
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Depressive Personality Disorder doesn’t have cause of negative feeling. Unlike depression that has causes like low amount of serotonin in the body or unsolved issues in life, Depressive Personality Disorder doesn’t have its known cause, but rather, it comes from one’s self without any solid explanations. It is only an individual’s normal reaction and common way of coping with things that make him/her qualified with such disorder.
Important matters as these should be taken into consideration to fully understand their nature. While Depression has a larger influence on one’s well-being, Depressive Personality Disorder shouldn’t be taken for granted, for it can sacrifice one’s happiness when this is not changed.
