| Summary: | Major Depressive Disorder is a mental disorder that’s common among adolescents, while anhedonia, characterized by the diminish in ability to enjoy pleasurable activities and loss of interest. The essay is written to examine factors that can contribute to onset of adolescent anhedonia in the context of MDD and its impacts on adolescents. The author read and analyze scientific studies pulished in National Library of Medicine, then combine her personal observation and experience with knowledge she had gained online. Past studies concluded that adolescent anhedonia is a result of a combination of varying factors such as reduced activities in the reward system, emotional neglect in childhood, social pressure. Adolescents who have anhedonia tend to be less motivated and have less expectation of future events, which will hinder their performance in school or outside of school. Despite of past studies that are conducted to help finding a cure for adolescent anhedonia, more research is needed to be conducted concentrating on adolescent with anehdonia as an individual.
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