Psychopathology: The Behavioural, Emotional And Cognitive Characteristics Of Depression - JWW Flashcards

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Name the 3 categories of characteristics?

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Behavioural
Cognitive
Emotional

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2
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Name the 3 behavioural characteristics of Depression

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Change in activity levels
Disruption to sleep
Disruption to eating behaviour

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Name the 3 cognitive characteristics of depression

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Poor concentration
Negative Schema
Black & White Thinking

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4
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Name the 2 emotional characteristics of depression

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Low Mood

Anger at self/others

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5
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Name the characteristic where a person may withdraw from activities they once enjoyed

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Change in activity levels

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A change in activity levels due to depression is when people may withdraw from?

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Activities they once enjoyed

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When someone experiences a disruption to sleep due to depression, they’ll experience either (2)

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Insomnia

Hypersomnia

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An individual suffering from insomnia or hypersomnia is what characteristic of depression?

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Disruption to sleep

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Disruption to eating behaviour due to depression may lead to someone experiencing either?

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Weight gain

Weight loss

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10
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An individual struggling to stick to a task may be due to what characteristic of depression?

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Poor levels of concentration

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Poor levels of concentration due to depression might mean that individuals struggle to …

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Stick to a task

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If an individual interprets information in a negative way and ignore the positive due to depression, what characteristic is this?

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Negative schema

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Having a negative schema due to depression is where an individual will interpret all information in a …

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Negative way

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When an individual views an unfortunate situation as a disaster, what characteristic of depression is this?

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Black & white thinking

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If someone is suffering from black & white thinking, how will they view an unfortunate situation?

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A disaster

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16
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If an individual is feeling sad, empty and worthless, what characteristic of depression is this?

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Lowered mood

17
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If an individual is suffering from lowered mood due to depression, what 3 emotions may they feel?

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Sad
Empty
Worthless

18
Q

An individual with depression may often direct anger at who? (2)

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Self or others

19
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Change in activity levels sleep and eating behaviour are what TYPE of characteristic of depression?

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Behavioural

20
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Poor levels of concentration, negative schema, black and white thinking are what TYPE of characteristic of depression?

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Cognitive

21
Q

Lowered mood & direct anger at self or others is what TYPE of characteristic of depression?

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Emotional

22
Q

Gerald has been to see his doctor as he is concerned about his lack of sleep and that everyone at work now hates him as they never compliment his work outfits.

His doctor says he is suffering from a behavioural & cognitive characteristic of depression, name the two

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Behavioural - Disruption to sleep

Cognitive - Negative Schema

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Joe feels worthless all the time & he is finding is really difficult to write his university coursework as he is easily distracted.

His doctor says he is suffering from an emotional & cognitive characteristic of depression, name the two

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Emotional - lowered mood

Cognitive - poor levels of concentration