Characteristics (depression)

• Emotional characteristics of depression:

  1. Increased levels of aggression
  2. Lowered self-esteem
  3. Lowered mood
• The behavioural characteristics of depression are:

  1. Decreased activity level (or in rare cases an increase in activity called psychomotor agitation)
  2. Disruption to sleep and eating behaviours
  3. Increased aggression or self-harm
• The cognitive characteristics of depression are:

  1. Absolutist thinking
  2. Dwelling on the negative
  3. Poor concentration