Talk:Rank theory of depression

well,eventually people become sick of being weak and unable to defend themselves or others they care about and hate having to shut up and deal with with people steping over them by leting them win and at the end they commit sucide

Rank theory and Antidepressants
If I understand this theory correctly, given the widespread use of anti-depressants, shouldn't we see more societal disruption? Anti-depressants should interfere with this "self-preservation" mechanism, and cause harm to its users by making them try harder to attain unreachable goals. Social hierarchies ought to be destabilized by anti-depressants. However, it's tough to point to these kinds of observations. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by TrainYourBrain (talk • contribs) 14:11, 5 April 2007 (UTC).

...remember, antidepressants aren't the only drugs people take to lift mood. Millions of people take alcohol and other drugs. Keep the losers at bay with drugs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.145.198.172 (talk) 21:20, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

The question of anti-depressants disrupting social harmony
Social hierarchies may well be disrupted by anti-depressants, in the sense that someone else finds themself at the bottom of the hierarchy rather than the depressed individual. But the individual on anti-depressives could be more functional than he or she was in the past, and may therefore merit a place further up the hierarchy. The reason for thinking this is that, as they entered a depressive state, they may have taken a rank lower than they actually merit, since self-preservation may have led them to exaggerate their inadequacy to protect them when in a weakened state. The restoration of social harmony, then, must be seen as restoration from the point of view of the previously-depressed individual, not necessarily for every individual in the society. As evolutionary theory requires, the genes of the individual are primarily at stake, not those of the species. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gibsonj (talk • contribs) 20:07, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Making further edits to page in future
Hello all! I will be editing this page in the next few days in order to add more detail about the theory, as well as provide a criticism section. The edits made will be sourced from papers I have found through the PsycInfo database and will all be accessible to view. The edits will be between 800~1000 words. Maslowshierarchy (talk) 17:10, 13 February 2022 (UTC)Maslowshierarchy

> I have now made the edits I was planning to make. I've added a Development, Application to symptoms, Therapeutic implications, and Criticism section, as well as adding citations to the introduction section and creating a reference list. I've used reputable sources (review & research papers which all have high impact factors). Do let me know if there are any issues! Maslowshierarchy (talk) 18:34, 15 February 2022 (UTC) Maslowshierarchy