OCR GCSE Psychology · J203
Paper 1
Revise: Biological Explanations of DepressionSocial rank theory, developed by Anthony Stevens and John Price, offers a biological explanation based on evolution. Rather than explaining depression through a particular brain chemical, it asks what survival function depressive responses might once have served.
- Revise: Tandoc et al. (2015): Facebook Use, Envy and Depression
An explanation of depression which proposes that feeling inferior or subordinate to other people can contribute to depressive symptoms.