According to the Sociometer Hypothesis, Depression Evolved as a Way

question 61

True/False

According to the sociometer hypothesis, depression evolved as a way to monitor how much we are accepted by others.

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Definitions:

Maternal Depression

A mood disorder characterized by feelings of sadness, low self-worth, and indifference, affecting mothers during pregnancy or after childbirth.

Emotion Regulation

The process by which individuals influence which emotions they have, when they have them, and how they experience and express these emotions.

Infants

Very young children, typically under one year of age, in the earliest stages of development.

Reactive Attachment Disorder

A condition found in children who have not formed healthy emotional bonds with their primary caregivers, leading to social and emotional difficulties.