John Smith was an English explorer, soldier and writer best known for his role in establishing the first permanent English colony in the New World at Jamestown, Virginia. However, Smith was a notorious self-promoter, and the truth of that tale may never be known. Early on Jamestown was plagued by several problems: drought, harsh winters, swamps, famine, thirst, disease and skirmishes with the natives. Smith`s approach to these problems differed from many of the council members. In September 1609, Smith was severely injured by a gunpowder explosion in his canoe, and he sailed to England for treatment in mid-October 1609. He never returned to Virginia. After he left, Jamestown experienced a terrible famine known as the Starving Time, which only 60 out of 240 settlers survived.
sociated with developing depression. The nature of depression is that the people affected fail to realize they are depressed therefore meaning they are unlikely to seek help. Depression is not only a burden of disease to the people suffering from it but also for their family, friends, and society as a whole.
Depression is a very common mental illness characterized by many signs and symptoms. This illness typically occurs in result of detrimental life events, but can also occur due to no apparent cause. A person who is depressed has a persistent anxious, sad, or “empty” mood with feelings of guilt or hopelessness that lasts almost every day for weeks. Depression affects a person’s behavior, feelings, thoughts, and can physically affect their body. Examples of the effect depression has on behavior include failing to go to school or work, withdrawing from close friends and family, relying on drugs and alcohol, refusing to get out of the house, and having difficulty concentrating, remembering and making decisions. Additionally, depressed individuals begin to experience a loss of interest or pleasure in activities they used to find enjoyment in. In regards to feelings, depressed people experience feelings of being overwhelmed, guilty, disappointment, and lack of confidence. Feelings of restlessness and irritability are the most common among the depressed. Thoughts of suicide is unfortunately very common in the minds of people suffering from depression. In addition to suicidal thoughts, there are also thoughts of being a failure, life not being worth living, people being better off living without me, that everything is their fault, and nothing good ever happens to them. Thoughts like these are what impair an individual’s ability and interest to take care of their everyday responsibilities. The final affect depression can have on someone is through enduring physical symptoms. It is very common for depressed individuals to either have insomnia, constantly be awakening early in the morning, or oversleeping. Examples of more physical symptoms from depression are being constantly tired, loss or change of appetite, significant weight loss or gain, sick and run down, and headaches or muscle pains. With all of that being said, not every person who is depressed will experience all of these symptoms. Some only endure a few symptoms, while others can experience nearly all symptoms. With that being said, depression symptoms can vary depending on the severity of this mental illness.
Depression cannot be diagnosed through a lab text or X-ray, instead it is diagnosed by doctors asking questions about your feelings and behavior. Doctors must hear about specific symptoms of depression in order to effectively diagnose a patient with depression. The process of depression diagnosis can be quite simple. The doctor beings by doing a physical examination, personal interview, and then lab tests in order to rule out other conditions that may cause depression. A physical examination is done because it will reveal the patient’s state of health and, by talking to the patient, the doctor can learn about new events that are relevant to making a depression diagnosis. La
