When asked to imagine a depressed individual, many would likely imagine a person with a sad expression, contemplating suicide. Depression is much more complicated than it seems. Just like many other mental disorders, there is a conglomerate of symptoms and not all people share the same symptoms as their counterpart. This causes difficulty in classifying someone as depressed. Merriam-Webster defines depression as “a serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad, hopeless, and unimportant and is often unable to live normally.” There are many misconceptions about depression, such as that it is about feeling sad, that it is temporary, and that it cannot be cured. As I stated previously, not all people share the same symptoms when it comes to depression. While it's true that prolonged sadness is a symptom of depression, there are many components that make up this complicated mental disorder. Depression also involves physical symptoms such as changes in appetite and sleep quality, emotional symptoms such as feelings of worthlessness and changes in behavior such as loss of interest in our usual activities (Health Promotion Agency par. 3). Depressive episodes can be classified as mild, moderate or severe. There are a large number of types of depression that a person could have. The two most common types are unipolar depression (major depression) and bipolar disorder. Unipolar depression occurs when a person experiences depressed mood, loss of interest and enjoyment, and reduced energy leading to decreased activity for at least two weeks. (World Health Organization par. 6). This causes disruption to the way a person leads a normal life by not allowing… half of the paper… comparison with other treatments." Canadian Journal Of Psychiatry 58.7 (2013): 376-385. Academic Research Premier Web. January 29, 2014. “Depression.” Merriam-Webster, January 29, 2014. “WHO.” McCann, Terence V., Dan I. Lubman, and Eileen Clark. “Youth with Depression Views of Family and Other Meaningful Support: Study interpretive on phenomenological analysis" 21.5 (2012): 453-. 461. Academic Search Premier. Web. January 30, 2014. "Myths and misconceptions about depression".. 2014. .