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