Psychology versus Pop Psychology
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Psychology versus Pop Psychology The expectations of modern life predispose individuals to the risk of depression (Lara, Klein & Kasch, 2010). From students’ academic to professionals’ work performance, there is pressure to meet set thresholds. A New York Times article by Scelfo (2015), Suicide on Campus and the Pressure of Perfection, highlights how college and university students succumb to pressure for top performance and end up in depression while others even commit suicide. On the other hand, a journal article by Kravits et al (2010), Self-care strategies for nurses: A psycho-educational intervention for stress reduction and the prevention of burnout, discusses depression in the nursing profession and highlights how to prevent it. Both articles acknowledge how pressure to perform may achieve results but have an equal potential for negative effects. However, while the newspaper article mainly focuses on publicizing events that resulted from depressed individuals, it lays no scientific background to the problem and how it can comprehensively be addressed. On the other hand, the journal article details the onset of the problem and how it can be prevented from developing. By giving reference to other peer-reviewed professional articles, the journal
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(2010). Psychosocial predictors of the short-term course and outcome of major depression: A longitudinal study of a nonclinical sample with recent-onset episodes. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 109(4), 644-650.
Kravits, K., McAllister-Black, R., Grant, M., & Kirk, C. (2010). Self-care strategies for nurses: A psycho-educational intervention for stress reduction and the prevention of burnout. Applied Nursing Research, 23(1), 130-138.
Scelfo, J. (2015). Suicide on Campus and the Pressure of Perfection. Retrieved from