Here’s a quote from the link above: “What triggers the depression response is a lack of obviously relatively weaker (dependent or safe to bully) group members”.
“Weakness” isn’t a straightforward word. It’s not a precise word. In general this theory hasn’t had the amount of work needed to be precise.
It can be that the thing that matters for weakness is having power over other people. The power relationship between a mother and her child is complex.
Good point. While this theory does predict that nobody who has recently won a physical fight or successfully bullied someone (in a non-virtual setting) should have acute depression symptoms, I’d rather be cautious about less obviously one-sided imbalances. After all, kids are quite dependent for several more years after postpartum subsides, and they evidently don’t confer depression symptoms immunity for that entire period.
The status possibility doesn’t explain post-partum depression.
Why not?
The baby is very vulnerable to the mother.
But the baby is also able to often dictate when the mother sleeps and has power over the mother. At least if the mother lets it.
Here’s a quote from the link above: “What triggers the depression response is a lack of obviously relatively weaker (dependent or safe to bully) group members”.
“Weakness” isn’t a straightforward word. It’s not a precise word. In general this theory hasn’t had the amount of work needed to be precise.
It can be that the thing that matters for weakness is having power over other people. The power relationship between a mother and her child is complex.
Good point. While this theory does predict that nobody who has recently won a physical fight or successfully bullied someone (in a non-virtual setting) should have acute depression symptoms, I’d rather be cautious about less obviously one-sided imbalances. After all, kids are quite dependent for several more years after postpartum subsides, and they evidently don’t confer depression symptoms immunity for that entire period.
It wouldn’t surprise me if some bosses are seriously depressed even though they have a complex relationship with employees.