Depression
- Created by: Emma-Cargillxx
- Created on: 30-05-17 11:38
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- Depression
- Depression is a mental disorder characterised by low mood and low energy levels
- Behavioural Characteristic of Depression
- Behavioural refers to the way in which people act
- Activity Levels
- Typically sufferers of depression have reduced levels of energy, making them lethargic
- Disruption To Sleep & Eating Behaviour
- Sufferes can experience reduced sleep, or an increased need for sleep
- Eating may increase or decrease resulting in gain loss or weight gain
- Aggressive & Self Harm
- Verbal aggression by ending a relationship or aggression directed at themselves such as self-harm, suicide attempts
- Emotional Characteristic of Depression
- Lowered Mood
- Feeling empty, worthless, sad
- Anger
- Frequently experience anger and extreme rages
- Lowered Self Esteem
- They like themselves less than usual, and sometimes self-loath & hate themselves
- Lowered Mood
- Cognitive Characteristic of Depression
- Concentration
- Hard to make decisions which would normally be straight forward
- Unable to stick with a task
- Dwell on the Negatives
- Pay attention to negative aspects and ignore the positives
- See a glass as half empty rather than hall full
- Absolutist Thinking
- Tend to see situations in absolute terms when a situation is unforunatethey see it as a disaster
- Concentration
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