My MacBook Pro keeps logging me off my account, and I checked my system preferences to see if any boxes were ticked for "log out time" or "password required" and they are not. Why does it do this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Nicksea is correct and most of the posts on this subject in these forums have missed this vital explanation.
I have just been through a big problem similar to this but mine was shutting down after 40mins.
The reason I said "big" was that I have had the problem when doing large downloads and then having to restart them again only to have it happen again. I had spoken to AppleCare and for more than a year the issue was not resolved.
I was told to take my computer the local 'MacDoctors' and they said they thought it was the Hard Drive and replaced it and then charged me to transfer my data. The data transfer was mucked up (if you don't know what Mucked Up means replace the 'M' with a 'F' and you'll get it) causing more trouble.
It didn't fix the problem but it did mean I couldn't go for a Macca's for a month (kidding - I still went to Maccas but didn't order fries).
Anyway, finally, in desperation and much frustration I thought I would give the Apple Care guys another go and got an 'escalation' guy that really took charge of the problem. He didn't know what to do to fix it but was talking about it to one of his fellow super techosleuths and his friend asked has he looked at the 'Security and Privacy' option in the System Preferences?
Inside that option is an 'Advance' option (OSX 10.7.5) and once opened has a tick box which asks when you want your computer to shut down. Sure enough it was ticked for 40mins - it is now unticked.
I have mentioned this to Applecare people and the MacDoctors and NONE of them had any idea that this tick box was in that section of the system.
Computer shutting down?..... check it out.

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