Based on What You Know About Gender and Depression,what Should

question 6

Multiple Choice

Based on what you know about gender and depression,what should therapists pay attention to when working with people who are depressed?

• A) They should be sensitive to male and female clients' multiple work and family responsibilities.
• B) They should be sensitive to female clients' multiple work and family responsibilities and sensitive to male reluctance to discuss their own depression.
• C) They should be careful to treat male and female clients similarly,regardless of personal history or personal characteristics.
• D) They should treat clients of the same gender,ethnic background,and sexual orientation as themselves so that rapport may be established quickly and easily.

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Definitions:

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed, theorized to lead to depression and other mental illnesses.

Psychopathology

The scientific study of mental disorders, including their symptoms, etiology (causes), and treatment.

Seligman

A psychologist best known for his research on learned helplessness, optimism, and positive psychology.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction or response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with an unconditioned stimulus.