SADNESS AND DEPRESSION

Reuma Gadassi-Polack; Matthias Siemer; Jutta Joormann

doi:10.4324/9781003469018-21

SADNESS AND DEPRESSION

Reuma Gadassi-Polack, Matthias Siemer, Jutta Joormann

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Sadness is a universal part of human experience. We all experience sadness at one time or another – after the dissolution of a romantic relationship, a failure in an important exam, or even just at the end of a great vacation – sadness is part of life. While transient feelings of sadness are common, and may even be beneficial at times, a substantial minority of people experience prolonged periods of sadness that are accompanied by difficulties to experience positive emotions as well as a host of cognitive and physiological symptoms – known together as clinical depression. This chapter discusses both sadness and depression, delineates the differences between them, and examines their physiological and neural markers and functions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Emotion Theory
Subtitle of host publication	The Routledge Comprehensive Guide: Volume II: Theories of Specific Emotions and Major Theoretical Challenges
Pages	341-351
Number of pages	11
Volume	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781040013434
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003469018-21
State	Published - 1 Jan 2024
Externally published	Yes

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General Arts and Humanities

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