depression

Question 1

Behavioural Characteristics of Depression:

Answer 1

Activity Levels
Disruption to Sleep and Eating Behaviour
Aggression and Self-Harm

Question 2

activity levels

Answer 2

• Lethargy.
• Withdraw from work, education, and social life.
• Psychomotor agitation: inability to relax.

Question 3

Disruption to Sleep and Eating Behaviour

Answer 3

• Insomnia
• Hypersomnia
• Appetite changes either greater appetite or lower appetite.

Question 4

Aggression and Self-Harm

Answer 4

• Irritable
• Verbally or physically aggressive

Question 5

Emotional characteristics of Depression

Answer 5

Lowered Mood
Anger
Lowered self-esteem

Question 6

Lowered Mood

Answer 6

• Lowered mood is emotional element of depression.
• Worthless or empty

Question 7

Anger

Answer 7

• Anger directed at self or others.
• Emotions lead to aggressive or self-harm behaviour.

Question 8

Lowered self-esteem

Answer 8

• Self-esteem
• Extreme self-loathing

Question 9

Cognitive Characteristics of Depression

Answer 9

Poor Concentration
Attending to and dwelling on the negatives
Absolutist thinking

Question 10

Poor Concentration

Answer 10

• Cannot maintain focus
• Poor decision making

Question 11

Attending to and dwelling on the negatives

Answer 11

• Focus on negative aspects.
• Ignore the positives
• Bias at recalling unhappy events

Question 12

Absolutist thinking

Answer 12

• ‘Black and white’ thinking
• Absolute disaster