behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of depression

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Created on: 22-02-23 00:20

Unipolar (Major Depressive Disorder)

severe but often short-term depression (w/o manic episodes)

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Bipolar (Manic Depression)

mixed episodes of mania and depression

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emotional symptoms

- lowered mood: sadness is most common, as well as feeling of emptiness

- anger: could lead to aggressive or self-harming behaviour

- lowered self-esteem: sufferers like themselves less than usual; self-loathing

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behavioural symptoms

- activity levels: reduced levels of energy, lethargic OR struggling to relax, resulting in pacing up and down a room (psychomotor agitation)

- disruption to sleep and eating behaviour: reduced sleep/increased need for sleep/appetite may increase or decr

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cognitive symptoms

- poor concentration: unable to concentrate, hard to make straightforward decisions

- attending to and dwelling on the negative: have a bias towards recalling unhappy events, ignore positive situations

- absolutist thinking: when a situation is unfortun

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Bipolar (Manic Depression)

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mixed episodes of mania and depression

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emotional symptoms

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behavioural symptoms

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cognitive symptoms

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behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of depression