CHARACTERISTICS

• ACTIVITY LEVELS?

  • typically reduced energy levels
  • knock-on effect
  • sometimes have agitation
• SLEEP AND EATING BEHAVIOURS?

  • insomnia/ hypersomnia
  • increase or decrease in eating
  • weight gain/ loss
• AGGRESSION AND SELF-HARM?

  • verbal or physical aggression to others
  • physically aggressive to self
• LOWERED MOOD?

  extreme levels of sadness
• ANGER?

  extreme anger at others/ self
• LOWERED SELF-ESTEEM?

  incredibility low self-esteem (feelings of worthlessness, emptiness)
• POOR CONCENTRATION?

  inability to focus leading to poor decision making
• NEGATIVE BIAS?

  paying more attention to negative aspects while ignoring positive aspects (recalling unhappy events)
• ABSOLUTIST THINKING?

  'all or nothing', thinking something is either absolutely awful or absolutely amazing (unfortunate situations are disasters)
• CHARACTERISTICS OF DEPRESSION?

  BEHAVIOURAL

  • activity levels
  • sleep and eating behaviours
  • aggression and self-harm

  EMOTIONAL

  • lowered mood
  • anger
  • lowered self-esteem

  COGNITIVE

  • poor concentration
  • negative bias
  • absolutist thinking