Characterising depression

• Behavioural- increased or decreased activity levels, apathy or agitation,

  Increased or decreased eating- restraining or binging,

  increased or decreased sleeping- sleeping most of the day or insomnia

  Aggression or self harm- shouting at family members and intentionally damaging their body.
• Emotional- lowered mood, feeling severely upset and disengaged,

  Lowered self esteem

  Anger- irritated or full of rage,
• Cognitive- poor concentration- not being able to focus on work,

  Negative self-schema- having a negative collection of ideas about the self

  Absolutist thinking- thinking in black and white terms- things are amazing or awful