A2 Week 9 Depression

1. What is depression?

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3. Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson you:
• Must be able to describe (AO1) the diagnostic
criteria for depression.
• Should be able to identify (AO1) the different
types of depression.
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6. There are four recognisable general domains of
characteristics common to all depressive
disorders:
• Affective e.g. Depressed mood, sadness, feeling
low
• Behavioural e.g. Social withdrawal, restlessness,
also move and even speak much more slowly.
• Cognitive (Thoughts) e.g. Feeling guilty about
any shortcomings of thinking of themselves as
worthless
• Physical e.g. Changes
appetite, sex drive.
in
sleep
patterns,

7. Mood Disorders
Unipolar
Depression
Biplolar
Depression
(a.k.a. Manic-depression)
Major Depressive
Disorder (MDD)
a.k.a. Clinical
Depression
Dysthymic Disorder
(MDD)
a.k.a. Chronic
Depression

8. Euthymia is a normal non-depressed, reasonably positive mood. It is distinguished
from euphoria, which refers to an extreme of happiness, and dysthymia, which refers
to a depressed mood. It is a term used frequently in mental status exams. The term is
also sometimes used referring to the neutral mood (absence of a depressive or manic
cycle) that some people with bipolar disorder experience with varying frequency.

9. Celebs who have suffered from unipolar
depression

10. Unipolar Depression Prevalence
• Depression ranks first among the top 10
causes of worldwide disability
• Occurs in 1 in 10 adults in the UK at any one
time.
• Average age of onset is late 20’s
• Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed
with depression as men
• About 10% of people with
eventually commit suicide.
depression

13. Dysthymic Disorder (MDD)
a.k.a. Chronic Depression
• The difference is in the duration, type and
number of symptoms.
• Have three or more characteristics (instead
of 5), including depressed mood, but not
suicidal thoughts.
• Cannot be without these symptoms for more
than two months
• Must have the symptoms for 2 years

14. Other Subtypes of Unipolar Depression
• SAD
– A winter depression that affects half a million a
year
– Characteristics = sleeping problems, lethargy,
over eating, loss of concentration, anxiety, social
problems

15. Other Subtypes of Unipolar Depression
• Postnatal Depression
– Feelings of depression after having a baby for no
obvious reason.
– Feelings of guilt for not being a good mother
– Inability to cope
– Occurs in 1 in 10 women

16. Read the case studies and underline or
highlight the clinical characteristics of
depression.
10 minutes

17. • Must be able to describe (AO1) the animal
studies.
• Must be able to describe (AO1) Castner’s
experiment.
• Should be able to evaluate (AO2) the use of
animals in psychological research.

18. Answer (bullet points) the
following question…
Outline the different types of
depression and the four characteristics
of depression (ABCP) with examples.

19. Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson you:
• Must be able to describe (AO1) the DSM
diagnostic criteria for depression.
• Should be able to describe and evaluate (AO2)
the cognitive explanation for depression.
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21. Outline the diagnostic criteria for
unipolar depression [4 marks]
5 mins

22. Cognitive approach

23. The Cognitive Triad

24. Silent Assumptions
"I must get people's approval"
"I must do things perfectly or not at all"
"I must be valued by others or my life has no meaning"
"The world must always be just and fair"

25. Information Processing

26. Consolidation Task
1) Answer the question:
“Describe and Evaluate the
cognitive approach to
explaining depression.
OR
2) Create a revision sheet
summarising the cognitive
approach to explaining
depression.
Describe
+ive
-ive
+ive
-ive

27. • Must be able to describe (AO1) the DSM
diagnostic criteria for depression.
• Should be able to describe and evaluate (AO2)
the cognitive explanation for depression.

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