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Research suggests that women are more vulnerable to depression than men because women tend to overthink and linger mentally on negative events. This suggestion best illustrates a(n) ________ perspective.

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social-cognitive

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Social Cognitive Perspective looks at behaviour as being controlled by the interaction between people and their social acts. It places value or importance of cognition before, during, and after an event or situation has occurred.

The social-cognitive perspective views depression as an circular,all round cycle of stressful experiences that is viewed through negative beliefs, attributions, and memories thereby leading to negative moods and actions and giving room for new stressful experiences.

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