In "Depression the Secret We Share", PART B: Which detail from the text best identifies the central idea of the text?

A

"I want to say that the treatments we have for depression are appalling. They're not very effective. They're extremely costly. They come with innumerable side effects." (Paragraph 23)

B

"People think of depression as being just sadness. It's much, much too much sadness, much too much grief at far too slight a cause." (Paragraph 25)

C

"They talk to me differently insofar as they start telling me about their experience, or their sister's experience, or their friend's experience. Things are different because now I know that depression is the family secret that everyone has." (Paragraph 32)

D

"I was struck by the fact that depression is broadly perceived to be a modern, Western, middle-class thing, and I went to look at how it operated in a variety of other contexts," (Paragraph 45)

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Theresa Maddox

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17 June, 07:50

In "Depression the Secret We Share", PART B: Which detail from the text best identifies the central idea of the text?

A

"I want to say that the treatments we have for depression are appalling. They're not very effective. They're extremely costly. They come with innumerable side effects." (Paragraph 23)

B

"People think of depression as being just sadness. It's much, much too much sadness, much too much grief at far too slight a cause." (Paragraph 25)

C

"They talk to me differently insofar as they start telling me about their experience, or their sister's experience, or their friend's experience. Things are different because now I know that depression is the family secret that everyone has." (Paragraph 32)

D

"I was struck by the fact that depression is broadly perceived to be a modern, Western, middle-class thing, and I went to look at how it operated in a variety of other contexts," (Paragraph 45)

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April Kaiser · Answer 1

it D because I think so like I said I don't know what to do with the fact that I have to go to the

Luciano Leblanc · Answer 2

C. "They talk to me differently insofar as they start telling me about their experience, or their sister's experience, or their friend's experience. Things are different because now I know that depression is the family secret that everyone has." (Paragraph 32)

Explanation:

"Depression the Secret We Share" is a text written by Andrew Solomon.

The text written by Andrew Solomon is very striking and revealing. As he suffered from depression his accounts are very convincing, very strong and devastating. Solomon knew depression closely and knew how it worked, but he only had his own experience as a source, he wanted to know what depression was like for other people around the world.

For this reason, he decided to travel to many different countries around the world and interviewing people and asking about their experiences with depression. Solomon was impressed by all the different interpretations people had about depression and how it affected their lives. Part B of Solomon's account highlights these interviews and how solomon was impressed by people's accounts.