Question

Compared to women, men tend to be less vulnerable to depression and _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

anxiety.

Explanation:

Men and women experience depression in different dimensions. They share many common signs.

One of the largest difference between men and women who are suffering from depression, is biological reasons, such as hormones and genes. Women tend to be more consumed by their emotions and are able to describe them when depressed. Men might not recognize their symptoms, probably because they’re denying them or hiding their unhappiness. In women depression coincides with their reproductive years (between 25 to 44 years of age) and hormonal risk factors may play a big role. Estrogen and progesterone affect neurotransmitter, neuroendocrine, and circadian systems that have been implicated in mood disorders.

Women suffer from disorders associated with their menstrual cycle, such as premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a mood disorder characterized by depressive symptoms that occur prior to the start of the menstrual cycle, also points to a relationship between female sex hormones and mood.

Women and men seem to experience and react to events in their life differently. Women tend to be more prone to stress, which can increase their anxiety. Also, when faced with stressful situations, women and men tend to use different coping strategies.

It could be because of differences in brain chemistry and hormones, when it comes to female body. Reproductive events in woman’s life are associated with hormonal changes, which have been tightly linked to anxiety.