Link for this Post: What Does Your Facebook Pages Reveal About How You Are — Cognitive Daily
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Recently a woman had her sick leave benefits based on a diagnosis of clinical depression terminated because of a few pictures she posted on her Facebook page showing her smiling at a birthday party and enjoying a trip to the beach. Was this a fair assessment of her medical condition? Probably not–people with clinical depression can have moments of genuine joy or elation, and even sad people can fake a smile for a photo.
But regardless of whether a few photos posted online are sufficient evidence for a medical diagnosis, there is a larger question: Does a person's online persona match up to their real-world personality? Since most young people–and a growing number of older adults–maintain some sort of web or online social networking presence, it's important to know whether the digital world is a good representation of the real world.
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