Response to Students’ Posts

Emphasizing th e counter-cultural notions within Christian belief, specifically in terms of how God views each individual in a fair manner, indeed made Nicholas’ post interesting. In a sense, Nicholas points out that if a Christian perspective would be assumed by society, leaving behind the need to achieve perfection in order to become acceptable, then women may not be as prone to depression as they currently are.

In reality though, the effects of following a Christian lifestyle do not always entail beneficial outcomes for women. For one, even Christian thought often delineates the manner in which women should act, such as by being meek and emotive (Watts, Nye, & Savage, 2005). In effect, women are still being told to live their lives in a particular manner and thus if following such is not possible then factors for depression may also arise.

Thus, while Christianity may not perceive perfection as essential it still, analogously, emphasizes the need to become an ideal Christian woman. Differences in Female and Male Depression, Sharon Galvin While depression may bring forth crippling repercussions it is possible that its existence may also be of essential value to humanity. Specifically, depression is interconnected with negative emotions and such emotions are associated with the capability to understand and foresee detrimental scenarios (Lampert, 1997).

In this sense, it is possible that throughout evolution humans developed the capability to suffer from depression, and to comprehend such a feeling, so as to be able to value those around one’s self to a more effective extent. As women are biologically more prone to depression, one may speculate that women originally had more important responsibilities than men which needs to be effectively accomplished.

Nonetheless, as Sharon pointed out in her post, it is quite true that depression tends to be more of a destructive phenomenon at present; quite possibly, “evolutionary adaptation” did not foresee the capability of humanity, through modern society and thought, to create more sources of problems and reasons for depression than nature is capable of. References Lampert, A. (1997). The Evolution of Love. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers – Greenwood Publishing Group Incorporated. Watts, F. N. , Nye, R. , & Savage, S. B. (2005). Psychology for Christian Ministry. New York, NY: Routledge – Taylor & Francis Group.

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