Within heterosexual romantic relationships, how does gender function differently in relation to depression? Question 44Answer
a. Depression causes men to withdraw from the relationship, which in turn disrupts the relationship. For women, the problems in the relationship tend to cause their depression.
b. Women in relationships are twice as likely to become depressed; men in relationships are twice as likely to develop substance abuse disorders.
c. Depression causes women to withdraw in the relationship, which in turn disrupts the relationship. For men, problems in the relationship cause men to withdraw and a communication breakdown between partners results.
d. Women become depressed as a result of their emotionally uncommunicative male partners being able to be vulnerable.
