The Secret Men Research Paper

16 September 2010
Intro. To Phycology Sec. 1

The Secret Men Won’t Admit Real men don’t need help. Boys, in societies all around the world, are taught to become strong independent men. Males are typically raised to be tough. Growing up boys consider their peers weak for expressing emotions like crying, sadness, or withdraw. This method in raising our country’s young men has developed one of the nation’s fastest growing undiagnosed diseases, male depression. Because of this installed fear of appearing weak, males fail to recognize and much less admit that they might be facing depression. Historically, this idea is seen in many countries throughout time. Men are raised to be leaders, soldiers, fathers, providers, and protectors all over
It was not until the 20th century that women and men begin to receive some equal rights. Even though women and men can hold the same responsibilities and positions in today’s society, the idea of being a strong responsible independent man is still a very important factor in a man’s ego. When only men shared the rights of the country it was much easier for men to appear strong and responsible because women were not performing the same task as them. Now that men must share the power and rights, it is more difficult for them to find areas where they can independently thrive as a man. As a result there has been a significant increase in the male depression rate. In an article about adult men depression, Dr. Goulston explains that men do not view reaching out for help as an option during a time of depression. In this article, Dr. Goulston also states, “This is also due to their belief that power is measured by how many people you need (the rugged individual image) and weakness correlates to how many people you need.” Men strongly fear giving someone the impression that they
But also, due to the economy and unemployment rate, lately the depression rate in men has significantly spiked. My face stress and depression in many areas but many men are faced with these issues in their careers. In the last century our country has been faced with fighting seven wars. During this time our country has employed hundreds of thousands of our countries men to one of the most stressful and pressing job in the world. The mentality and lifestyle taken on by these men sets this up to face depression in the long term. The rate of depression faced by men and women of the armed forces is considerably higher than those found in other groups. Because they are taught to be so mentally and physically strong, the men of the armed forces will face many stages of depression and are very unlikely to seek help for any of them. My uncle is a veteran of the Vietnam War, one of the most gruesomely scenic wars our country has faced. His best friend and best man of his weeding died right by his side in combat. He trampled over seas dead bodies many times. He fought in the Vietnam War and has never received psychiatric help. As a sixty-six year old man he now faces post dramatic stress disorder, depression, and alcoholism, none of which he will admit to. This directly correlates to how men do not seek the psychological help they need. One of the most pressing issues of today’s society, unemployment, brings an immense