Approach To Depression Flashcards
What is depression?
Mood disorder
What is major depressive disorder?
Severe depression which is short term
What is persistent depressive disorder?
Recurring and long term depression
What are the behavioural characteristics of depression?
Activity levels have been reduced due to lack of energy
Disruption of sleep and eating behaviours : increase or decrease
Aggression and self harm : suicidal
What are the emotional characteristics of depression?
Lowered mood : sad lethargic alone worthless
Anger : aggression to themselves
Lowered self esteem : self loathing
What are the Cognitive characteristics of depression?
Poor concentration: unable to focus on a task / hard to make decisions
Attention and Dwelling on the negative: always recalling unhappy events
Absolutist thinking : black and white thinking think everything is not all good and all bad
