Many athletes endure physiological symptoms of depression, including minor headaches, sleeping problems, fatigue, and muscle aches. Although it is pretty unlikely for an athlete to be diagnosed with depression due to a loss, athletes do feel " depressed " because they did not win. I can attest to some of the physiological symptoms an athlete may feel after a loss, especially after losing a championship game like the one depicted in the picture( like hanging my head in disappointment). While athletes may not have a need for it, researchers have found a video game that targets underlying cognitive issues linked to depression instead of only managing the symptoms. The study found that this video game had beneficial effects on depression symptoms even though the game was not intended to directly treat depression. With this being said, a possible coping mechanism for the Michigan basketball player could have been the video game in this study. Yet, if he indeed did have depression symptoms, winning, or at least winning something with a similar meaning, probably could have treated them.
Conclusion
Most people in today ' s society have the desire to win in competition, often having a mentality of " if you don ' t win, then you lose " and / or " second place is the first loser." Through examining the philosophical justification concerning the photograph, society places an emphasis on being together as one, and what we go through as a human being doesn ' t have to be endured alone. Royce ' s philosophy of community is supports the fact that when someone wins, they often celebrate with others, however when he or she loses, that person often feels alone in his or her own bubble. On the other hand, through exploring the physiological explanation in regard to the picture, many athletes such as the one depicted may have some of the 12