PSY 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychoactive Drug, Oppositional Defiant Disorder
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Patel and kleinman info on gender and ses. Women are more likely to experience trauma in their lifetime. Stressors in developing societies include increased adversities for women associated with poverty: Fewer job opportunities and/or limited participation outside the home. Evidence that females are underdiagnosed because of emphasis on aggressive. Much higher in men than women behavior and conduct issues. Females are more likely to report more social fears and comorbid depressive, bipolar, and anxiety disorders. Males more likely to fear dating, have oppositional defiance disorder (conduct disorder) and substance abuse. Gender differences in depression are not supported by a hormonal explanation unless the female has a genetic vulnerability, or susceptibility of previous mental illness. Stressful events at puberty, such as changing schools, might increase likelihood of mental illness in females: women"s confidence peaks at age 9. Women with a prior history of depression, but no evidence it"s a separate disorder. Timing of puberty for females early or late is important.
