01:830:340 Lecture 4: Abnormal Psychology 10.17.18
20 Dec 2018
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One of the most common after anxiety. Early onset (<27 years) first episode of depression. More females after puberty after menstrual cycle (2x more than men after puberty) The opposite of depression is not happiness but vitality - andrew solomon (author of noonday. 25% of undergraduates have symptoms of depression. When you have depression, you no longer have energy. Things that made them excited, no longer excites them. Women are more willing to admit they have depression than men do. Girls, when growing up, are reinforced for crying and being passive. When men are depressed, they tend to use alcohol to mitigate the feelings of depression. Estrogen is a cause for a decrease in depression in women. Depressive gene different genes between men and women. Dieting women tend to care more about their weight. The way men express their depression can mask it: anger. Negative views (distorted) about yourself, others, and the world.
