Family Stereotypes

While the stigma about depression is that it only a phase that makes humans sad, it actually is a condition that can be genetic, genetics playing bigger role in bipolar than in the depression (Yapko, 2003). While Yapko admits that family interactions are a big reason in why people have depression just by how the family interacts with a person, or has expectations that another person thinks they will never meet, causes them to believe that they are not good enough (Yapko, 2003). Family can raise self esteem or decrease it, causing outsiders to either help bring a person down, or help a person brush off rude remarks (Yapko, 2003). However, Yapko points out that it’s a Nature vs. Nurture thing, as family and the environment can teach a person …show more content…
While not everyone agrees with how things are subtypes, many people do not even know that they are subtype. Marano points out those studies at American Psychiatric Association have named five subtypes of a majority depressed person. Those include Atypical, Anxious, Melancholic, Vascular, and Psychotic depression. It was noticed many years ago, but more valued today as it can, “represent distinct biologicl pathways of disorder and may ultimately provide clues to the multiple ways depression can arise as well as express itself” (Marano, 2002, pp. 5). Marano goes on to explain each subtype by sying that Atypical depression can get happy by the positive events in their lives, while classical depression overeat, binge, sleep, and fatigue. Compared to them, he also states that physical manifestation fear rejection so much that they pull away from everyone and do things that they are over qualified to do. It is much safer for them if that is how things are (Marano, 2002). What society has people thing that “emos” and “Goths” are the vast majority or depression, but what they do not understand is that depression starts at a very young age now, leading well into the adult years, even if from the outside they seem to be very successful and have a perfect life. It is then that people fear talking about it or seeking help in fear of rejection or petty

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