The Emergence Machine

Depression

abstract · Psychology · Level 12 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

depression emerges from mood + emotion.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “depression” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “depression”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
depression
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L2L1L0DepressionMoodAffectSadnessFeelingResponse… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesDepressionL12SadnessL10MoodL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Sadness L10 (requires)
    Depression involves persistent feelings of sadness
  • Mood L11 (requires)
    Depression is a mood disorder