2.5 Depression Flashcards
What is depression classed as in the DSM-5?
a depressive disorder
What are some characteristics of depression?
dysfunctional, chronic, outside social norms
list some facts about depression
- effects about 3.8% of the global pop
- 5% of adults
- 2.1 % of 5-19 year olds
- 4th leading cause of death 15-29 year olds
- 19% of adults diagnosed at some point
What is minority stress?
Minority stress is a predisposition to mental health disorders due to being under extra stress that occurs for being a minority
What are three minorities that we looked at?
LGBT community, Racism, Black immigrants in the US
what is the DSM-5 criteria for depression?
2+ weeks of depressed mood and presence of 4 other symptoms
Name 5 symptoms of depression
- sad mood over weeks or months
- loss of interest in activities and relationships
- disturbance of appetite, weight, sleep and activity
- suicidal thoughts
- possibly delusions
What are the three components to Beck’s Cognitive Theory of Depression?
- Back’s negative triad
- schema
- faulty info processing/cognitive bias
Who and what inspired the cognitive theory of depression?
Seligman (1974), learned helplessness: prior exposure to uncontrollable negative events leads to perceived lack of control over events
What is Beck’s negative triad?
Negative view of…
- self
- future
- current experiences
What does Beck mean in terms of schema?
Schema = stable patterns by which we have conceptualized the world
Depression = negative schema
What is meant by faulty processing/cognitive bias?
- Arbitrary influences = drawing unjustified conclusions
- Personalization = assuming directed at oneself
- Overgeneralization = seeing things as always or never
What does BDI stand for? what is it?
Beck’s Depression Inventory
- quantitative assessment of severity of depression (not a diagnostic tool)
What are some successes of BDI?
- positive correlation with suicidal behavior, anxiety and ither measures of depression
- cognitive therapy is efficient at preventing relapse
Name one challenge of BDI?
There could be other explanations to the behaviors described in the questions
What is CBT?
Cognitve behavior therapy
- cognitive restructuring
- monitor neg thoughts, reorganise their effects on feelings and then substitute them with positive thoughts
Name 2 things CBT requires
- homework by patient
- a good therapist/client relationship
