depression

• what is depression?

  • mood affective disorder
  • mood disorder which causes sufferers to experience chronic low mood
• behavioural characteristics of depression

  • low energy levels, in extreme cases they're unable to get out of bed
  • sleep disruption - insomnia or hypersomnia
  • appetite increase or decrease
  • verbal aggression
• emotional characteristics of depression

  • low mood - feeling empty
  • anger - at self or others which may lead to self harm
  • low self esteem
• cogitive characteristics of depression

  • poor concentration levels
  • focus on the negative and ignore positives
  • tend to recall unhappy events
  • absolutist thinking - ' black or white thinking' - an unofrtunate sitiuation is an absolte disaster