Poverty is a major cause of stress, as it leads to a feeling of total
             helplessness. It can be extremely difficult if not downright impossible to
             break free from the cycle of poverty, for low-paying jobs rarely lead
             anywhere and many families struggle just to get by. Without opportunities
             for advancement, people who are poor have little recourse but to seek
             public services. Unfortunately few public services offer the opportunities
             the poor need to make any significant changes to their lives. It is hard to
             avoid feeling helpless when dealing with poverty, but being proactive and
             positive in outlook can immensely help.
             Depression can be more common in women than in men because of the
             difficulties women have dealing with their conflicting roles. This problem
             becomes especially apparent in a multicultural, multiethnic society, as
             women deal with the conflicting expectations of their family members versus
             the expectations of the mainstream society or the media. Moreover, women
             earn less money than men for the same amount of work, have a hard time
             getting promotions or advancements, have few role models to look up to, and
             are often thrust into single parenthood. However, men could be just as
             depressed as women on the whole, but men deal with uncomfortable emotions
             differently than women. The behavior of a depressed male would seem totally
             different from that of a depressed female.
             Stoicism and quietly tolerating suffering can be admirable qualities.
             Whining and complaining rarely lead to any positive changes. Therefore, it
             can be beneficial for people who are poor or powerless to develop a hardy
             personality. This type of personality is adaptive in a harsh world, as it
             enables people to make the best with what they have and find healthy ways
             of dealing with it. However, in some cases it might be better for people to
             take out their anger in appropriate ways to force positive chang...