Depression
- Created by: jessicawarren
- Created on: 05-05-16 09:20
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- Depression
- What?
- Mental illness characterized by low mood and aversion to activity
- Affects a persons thoughts, feelings, behaviour and sense of wellbeing
- Sadness a normal human emotion. Triggered by something, fades over time
- Depression an abnormal emotional state, affecting emotions/ perception/ behaviour all the time
- Behavioural characteristics
- Activity levels- lethargic or psychomotor agitation (restless)
- Always in bed or insomnia
- Increased or decreased appetite
- Aggression or self harm
- Emotional characteristics
- Lowered mood- self description of 'worthless' or 'empty'
- Anger directed at self or others
- Lowered self esteem, can lead to self hatred
- Cognitive characteristics
- Poor concentration
- Dwelling on negative
- Black and white thinking
- What?
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