You might check out the evolutionary/sociobiological approaches to depression. e.g., see http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=depressions-evolutionary
and http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/26/the-evolution-of-depression/. If your student decides it's relevant, she can dig deeper. Ed Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Psychology West Chester University of Pennsylvania http://home.comcast.net/~epollak/ Husband, father, grandfather, bluegrass fiddler, banjoist & biopsychologist............... in approximate order of importance --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=16569 or send a blank email to leave-16569-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu