Depression
DSM 5 categories of depression
Majordepressivedisorder severe butoften short termdepression
Persistentdepressivedisorder long term or recurring depression
Disruptivemooddsy regulationdisorder childhoodtempertantrums
Premenstrualdysphoricdisorder disruption to moodpriorto andduringmenstruation
Behavioural characteristics
Activitylevels usuallyreducedlevelsofenergy makingthemlethargic Alternatively
individualsmaystruggle torelax psychomotoragitation
Disruptiontosleep eating reducedsleep insomnia orincreasedneed forsleep
hypersomnia Similarly increase decrease to appetite
Aggression and selfharm people are often irritable can beverbal physical
aggression towardsothers or themselves
Emotional characteristics
Loweredmood peopleoftendescribethemselves asempty
Anger experience intenseperiods of negativeemotions canbedirected at others
orthemselves
Loweredselfesteem usuallyexpressedasselfhating or loathing
cognitive characteristics
Poor concentration difficulttostickwith a task difficultto make decisions
Dwellingonthenegative oftenignorethepositive in a situation andhave a bias
towardsrecallingnegativeevents
Absolutistthinking black andwhitethinking
Thecognitiveapproaching to explainingdepression
Beck'snegativetriad
A01 Faultyinformation processing
thisiswhen depressedpeopletendto focuson the negativeside of everythingevenwhen
thingsaregoingpositively
DSM 5 categories of depression
Majordepressivedisorder severe butoften short termdepression
Persistentdepressivedisorder long term or recurring depression
Disruptivemooddsy regulationdisorder childhoodtempertantrums
Premenstrualdysphoricdisorder disruption to moodpriorto andduringmenstruation
Behavioural characteristics
Activitylevels usuallyreducedlevelsofenergy makingthemlethargic Alternatively
individualsmaystruggle torelax psychomotoragitation
Disruptiontosleep eating reducedsleep insomnia orincreasedneed forsleep
hypersomnia Similarly increase decrease to appetite
Aggression and selfharm people are often irritable can beverbal physical
aggression towardsothers or themselves
Emotional characteristics
Loweredmood peopleoftendescribethemselves asempty
Anger experience intenseperiods of negativeemotions canbedirected at others
orthemselves
Loweredselfesteem usuallyexpressedasselfhating or loathing
cognitive characteristics
Poor concentration difficulttostickwith a task difficultto make decisions
Dwellingonthenegative oftenignorethepositive in a situation andhave a bias
towardsrecallingnegativeevents
Absolutistthinking black andwhitethinking
Thecognitiveapproaching to explainingdepression
Beck'snegativetriad
A01 Faultyinformation processing
thisiswhen depressedpeopletendto focuson the negativeside of everythingevenwhen
thingsaregoingpositively
