Depression

Question 1

What is depression?

Answer 1

A mental disorder characterized by low mood and/or lacks interest in their usual activities (low energy)

Question 2

What is major depressive disorder?

Answer 2

Severe but short-term depression

Question 3

What is persistent depressive disorder?

Answer 3

long term or recurring depression

Question 4

What is disruptive mood deregulation disorder?

Answer 4

Childhood temper tantrums

Question 5

What is premenstrual dysphoric disorder?

Answer 5

disruption to mood prior to and/or during menstruation

Question 6

What are the three behaviour categories of depression?

Answer 6

• activity levels
• aggression & self harm
• disruption to sleep and eating behaviour

Question 7

Describe activity levels

Answer 7

• reduces levels of energy effects social life
• psychomotor agitation (struggle to relax/ pacing)

Question 8

Describe disruption to sleep and eating behaviour

Answer 8

• reduced sleep (insomnia) or increased need for sleep (hypersomnia)
• appetite may increase or decrease (weight gain/loss)

Question 9

Describe aggression and self- harm

Answer 9

• May become verbally or physically aggressive e.g. ending relationship
• physical aggression directed on the self e.g. suicide attempts

Question 10

What are the three emotional characteristics of depression?

Answer 10

• Low mood
• Lowered self-esteem
• anger

Question 11

Describe low mood

Answer 11

• Feelings of worthlessness and emptiness

Question 12

Describe anger

Answer 12

• Extreme anger directed to self or others

Question 13

Describe low self -esteem

Answer 13

• How much we like ourselves> depressed people have low self esteem describe a sense of self-loathing (hating themselves)

Question 14

What are three cognitive characteristics of depression?

Answer 14

• poor concentration
• attention to and dwelling on the negative
• absolutist thinking

Question 15

Describe poor concentration

Answer 15

• unable to stick to a task or find it hard to make decisions

Question 16

Describe attending to and dwelling in the negative

Answer 16

• bias towards negative aspects of situation and ignoring the positives

Question 17

Describe absolutist thinking

Answer 17

• Negative view on the world and expect things to turn out badly (absolute disaster)
• black and white thinking