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• what is the definition for depression

  a low, sad state in which life seems bleak and life's challenge seem overwhelming
• how might someone behave if they have depression

  • lack of energy
  • sleep and eating disruption
  • withdraw from work and social life
• how do you think if you have depression

  • poor concentration
  • negative thinking
• how would someone with depression feel

  • feeling sadness
  • feeling worthless
• what is the 3 behavioral characteristics of depression

  • activity levels
  • disruption to sleep and eating behaviour
  • aggression and self harm
• how are the behavioural characteristic of activity levels seen in depression

  • sufferers of depression often have reduced levels of energy, making them lethargic
  • this has a knock on effect with sufferers tend to withdraw from work, education and social life
  • in extreme cases sufferers can get so severe sufferers cannot get out of bed
  • in some cases depression can lead to opposite effects such as psychomotor agitation
  • agitated individuals struggle to relax and end up pacing
• how are the behavioural characteristic of disruption to sleep and eating behaviour seen in depression

  • depression is associated with changes in sleep behaviour
  • sufferers may experience reduced sleep (insomnia), particularly premature waking, or increase need for sleep
  • sufferers appetite and eating may increase or decrease leading to weight gain or loss
  • these behaviours are disrupted by depression
• how are the behavioural characteristic of aggression and self harm seen in depression

  • sufferers of depression often become irritable and in some cases verbally and physically aggressive
  • this can have a serious knock on effect in a number of aspects in someone's live such as ending a relationship or quitting jobs
  • depression can also lead to physical aggression towards themselves such as cutting or suicidal thoughts
• what are the 3 emotional characteristics of depression

  • lowered moods
  • anger
  • lower self-esteem
• how are the emotional characteristic of lowered mood seen in depression

  • suffers of depressions often experience feeling sad but it is a more profound daily kind of experience of feeling lethargic and sad
  • ps often describe themselves as worthless or empty
• how are the emotional characteristic of anger seen in depression

  • sufferer experience anger, sometimes extreme anger
  • the anger can be directed at self or others
  • anger can sometimes lead to aggressive or self-harming behaviour
• how are the emotional characteristic of lowered self-esteem seen in depression

  • self esteem is how much we like ourselves
  • sufferers tend to report reduced self-esteem
  • in extreme cases sufferers of depression describe a sense of self-loathing
• what are the 3 cognitive characteristic of depression

  • poor concentration
  • dwelling on the negative
  • absolutist thinking
• how are the cognitive characteristic of poor concentration seen in depression

  • depression of associated with low levels of concentration
  • sufferers of depression are often unable to stick to a task or struggle to make decisions which is likely to interfere the individuals work
• how are the cognitive characteristic of dwelling on the negative seen in depression

  • suffers often pay more attention to the negatives and ignore the positives of life in depressive episodes
  • suffers have a bias towards recalling unhappy events rather than happy ones
• how are the cognitive characteristic of absolutist thinking seen in depression

  • suffers believe a situation is all good or all bad which is called 'black and white thinking'
  • when a situation is unfortunate they see it as an absolute disaster