reduced levels of energy which has a knock on effect on things like withdrawals from work, school and social life
disruption to eating and sleeping behaviour - may experience insomnia or hypersomnia, appetite and eating may increase or decrease
aggression and self-harm
Emotional Characteristics
lowered mood - feeling worthless and empty
anger - more negative emotions and fewer positive ones, can lead to self-harm or aggressions
lowered self esteem
Cognitive Characteristics
poor concentration - find it hard to stick to a task or make decisions that are normally easy
attending to and dwelling on the negative - people feel more inclined to pay more attention to the negative aspects of the situation rather than the positive
absolutist thinking - most situations are not all-good or all-bad but with depressions often people just think this way so when a situation is negative they see it as an absolute disaster
