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一些人认为抑郁症不过是大脑中某些神经递质消耗的结果罢了，它是可以用抗抑郁药治愈的。但罗滕伯格对此有不同看法，他认为抑郁症可能是人与生俱来的一种面对特定刺激时自发的保护性反应。在罗滕伯格看来，抑郁症就是一种冲动，这种冲动让你（不得不）“稍息片刻”，它也许可以帮助到人们应对悲伤、保护他们免受冲突的伤害，甚至以提醒他们注意到“社交风险”的方式，来帮助人避免被社交孤立。但（需注意的是，）这种适乎早期狩猎采集者的反映行为并不一定适用于
21
世纪社会。
It is Mr Rottenberg’s view that the currentvogue for the “pursuit of happiness” may perversely push certain people towards depression. Happiness, he argues, is the result of achieving a goal, ratherthan a goal itself. He cites recent evidence suggesting that depression or lowmood can be triggered by setting unobtainable goals. Rather than becoming depressed because of underachievement, he suggests that perhaps depression is an overcommitment to goals that cannot be reached.
