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Social Anhedonia

Social Anhedonia refers to a

social withdrawal, pessimistic feelings towards the individual themselves, as well as the people around them, struggling to adjust to social situations, and many more.[3]

Difference Between Social Anhedonia and Physical Anhedonia

Early studies regarding

physical health, compared to social anhedonia.[2] Differentiating social anhedonia from physical anhedonia has helped researches differentiate individuals with the inability to experience pleasure in relation to sensual experiences from those who fail to enjoy social interactions.[2]

Social Anhedonia as an Indicator of Depression and Schizophrenia

Depression

Social Anhedonia is most closely related to

socialising
abilities.

However, although

social interaction.[4]

Schizophrenia

As mentioned previously,

socialising.[2] Studies have shown that even though not all schizophrenia-effected individuals or patients experience anhedonia, there is an estimate of about 80% of schizophrenia patients have experienced at least a moderate amount of anhedonia.[2]

Anhedonia in the Youths

The reduced ability to experience pleasure that causes the feeling of detachment from society among the youths could increase the chances of suicide, thus making it a major obstacle for well-being and is of clinical importance.[4] Depression and social anhedonia among the youths also often goes unrecognized, as roughly 20% of teenagers experience a loss of interest in activities that they used to enjoy.[4] It is suggested that there are 2 underlying mechanisms of anhedonia in adolescents, with the first one being the feeling of detachment from society, where a sense of belonging is a factor that prevents individuals to commit suicide, especially during the years of adolescents. The second and last possible mechanism is related to decision making, where it was discovered that poor decision making is one of the causes of suicidal behaviour.[4] From a neurocognitive perspective, decision making is associated with the activation of the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex, for which individuals with a damaged ventromedial prefrontal cortex often make impaired decisions and exhibit deficits in decision making.[4]

Treatment Approaches

Not many researches have been done that has led to the creation of a permanent treatment for social anhedonia. However, people have devised a few treatment approaches that may be useful for both adults and the

symptoms of disorders dealing with mood can be separated into three parts: Somatic Anxiety, Anhedonia and General Distress. Serotonergic agents will also be elected for monotherapy or augmentation for distress symptoms, and that cat-echolaminergic drugs will be used to treat anhedonia and its reduced motivation.[4]

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  2. ^
    doi:10.1007/978-94-017-8610-2.pdf
    . Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  3. ^ a b c d e "What Is Anhedonia?". WebMD. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  4. ^
    doi:10.1007/978-94-017-8591-4.pdf
    . Retrieved 2019-05-21.
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