Psychopathology: The Behavioural, Emotional And Cognitive Characteristics Of Depression - JWW Flashcards
Name the 3 categories of characteristics?
Behavioural
Cognitive
Emotional
Name the 3 behavioural characteristics of Depression
Change in activity levels
Disruption to sleep
Disruption to eating behaviour
Name the 3 cognitive characteristics of depression
Poor concentration
Negative Schema
Black & White Thinking
Name the 2 emotional characteristics of depression
Low Mood
Anger at self/others
Name the characteristic where a person may withdraw from activities they once enjoyed
Change in activity levels
A change in activity levels due to depression is when people may withdraw from?
Activities they once enjoyed
When someone experiences a disruption to sleep due to depression, they’ll experience either (2)
Insomnia
Hypersomnia
An individual suffering from insomnia or hypersomnia is what characteristic of depression?
Disruption to sleep
Disruption to eating behaviour due to depression may lead to someone experiencing either?
Weight gain
Weight loss
An individual struggling to stick to a task may be due to what characteristic of depression?
Poor levels of concentration
Poor levels of concentration due to depression might mean that individuals struggle to …
Stick to a task
If an individual interprets information in a negative way and ignore the positive due to depression, what characteristic is this?
Negative schema
Having a negative schema due to depression is where an individual will interpret all information in a …
Negative way
When an individual views an unfortunate situation as a disaster, what characteristic of depression is this?
Black & white thinking
If someone is suffering from black & white thinking, how will they view an unfortunate situation?
A disaster
If an individual is feeling sad, empty and worthless, what characteristic of depression is this?
Lowered mood
If an individual is suffering from lowered mood due to depression, what 3 emotions may they feel?
Sad
Empty
Worthless
An individual with depression may often direct anger at who? (2)
Self or others
Change in activity levels sleep and eating behaviour are what TYPE of characteristic of depression?
Behavioural
Poor levels of concentration, negative schema, black and white thinking are what TYPE of characteristic of depression?
Cognitive
Lowered mood & direct anger at self or others is what TYPE of characteristic of depression?
Emotional
Gerald has been to see his doctor as he is concerned about his lack of sleep and that everyone at work now hates him as they never compliment his work outfits.
His doctor says he is suffering from a behavioural & cognitive characteristic of depression, name the two
Behavioural - Disruption to sleep
Cognitive - Negative Schema
Joe feels worthless all the time & he is finding is really difficult to write his university coursework as he is easily distracted.
His doctor says he is suffering from an emotional & cognitive characteristic of depression, name the two
Emotional - lowered mood
Cognitive - poor levels of concentration