Characteristics of depression Flashcards
What are the behavioural characteristics of depression?
Activity levels, disruption to sleep & eating patterns and aggression & self-harm
What are the emotional characteristics of depression?
Lowered mood, anger and lowered self-esteem
What are the cognitive characteristics of depression?
Poor concentration, attending to/ dwelling on the negative ad absolutist thinking
What is the cognitive approach to depression?
Behaviour is a result of mental processes
What is Beck’s theory of depression?
Some people think in ways that make them cognitively vulnerable to depression.
What is the focus of Beck’s theory?
On thinking patterns
What are the components of Beck’s theory?
Negative thinking patterns make an individual vulnerable to depression with faulty information processing, negative self schemas and negative triad
What are the components of Beck’s negative triad?
Negative views of the self, the future and the world
