When Is the Gender Difference in the Prevalence of Depression

question 49

Multiple Choice

When is the gender difference in the prevalence of depression the greatest?

• A)childhood
• B)adolescence
• C)middle adulthood
• D)old age

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Definitions:

Impression Management

The strategic practice of influencing or controlling one's own image presented in social contexts.

Self-Enhancement Theory

A theory suggesting that people have a basic need to maintain and enhance their self-esteem, often by interpreting information in a bias that favors themselves.

BIRGing

"Basking in Reflected Glory," a behavior where individuals associate themselves with successful others to improve their own self-esteem.

Self-Schematic

Relating to or concerning the cognitive aspects that represent how individuals perceive themselves in different contexts.