depression Flashcards
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Behavioural Characteristics of Depression:
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Activity Levels
Disruption to Sleep and Eating Behaviour
Aggression and Self-Harm
2
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activity levels
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- Lethargy.
- Withdraw from work, education, and social life.
- Psychomotor agitation: inability to relax.
3
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Disruption to Sleep and Eating Behaviour
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- Insomnia
- Hypersomnia
- Appetite changes either greater appetite or lower appetite.
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Aggression and Self-Harm
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- Irritable
- Verbally or physically aggressive
5
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Emotional characteristics of Depression
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Lowered Mood
Anger
Lowered self-esteem
6
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Lowered Mood
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- Lowered mood is emotional element of depression.
- Worthless or empty
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Anger
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- Anger directed at self or others.
- Emotions lead to aggressive or self-harm behaviour.
8
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Lowered self-esteem
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- Self-esteem
- Extreme self-loathing
9
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Cognitive Characteristics of Depression
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Poor Concentration
Attending to and dwelling on the negatives
Absolutist thinking
10
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Poor Concentration
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- Cannot maintain focus
- Poor decision making
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Attending to and dwelling on the negatives
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- Focus on negative aspects.
- Ignore the positives
- Bias at recalling unhappy events
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Absolutist thinking
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- ‘Black and white’ thinking
- Absolute disaster
