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maychende · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Summarize the findings of research investigating the relationship between stressful life events and depression, and then explain why it is difficult to interpret what the relationship means.

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_____ suicide occurs when the rules of a society or social group dictate that an individual must sacrifice his life for the good of the group.

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olderstudent · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

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People who become clinically depressed experience an increased number of stressful life events. Comparisons among different populations show that communities with the highest rates of severe events produced the highest prevalence of major depression. One troublesome problem involves the direction of the relationship. If depressed people experience more stressful events, what is the direction of effect? Does failure lead to depression, or does depression lead to failure? Another problem is that many people who experience stressful life events do not become depressed, and we don't always know who will become depressed. The research of Brown, Harris, and others points to severe events, ones that are particularly threatening, as factors in the cause of depression, especially in women. Events that lead to humiliation, entrapment or defeat seem to be particularly related to depression.

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Altruistic