Depression

Mood

the way a person feels

Affect

observable response a person has to his or her own feelings

Severe symptoms lasting at least 2 weeks

Major Depressive Disorder

Significant impairment in daily functioning (don’t want to do anything)

Major Depressive Disorder

May include suicidal ideation, psychomotor changes

Major Depressive Disorder

Chronic, milder depressive symptoms lasting 2 years or more

Dysthymia (persistent depressive disorder)

Does not cause a sever functional impairment (still holding down a job)

Dysthymia (persistent depressive disorder)

Individuals may be able to function but experience persistent low mood

Dysthymia (persistent depressive disorder)

Transient Depression

Typical human emotional responses that accompany everyday disappointments in life.

Sadness, feeling downhearted, having the blues

Transient Depression

Some crying

Transient Depression

Difficulty getting mind off one’s disappointment

Transient Depression

Feeling tired and listless

Transient Depression

Sadness, helplessness, powerlessness, hopelessness

Dysthymia

slumped posture, slowed speech, limited verbalization

Dysthymia

slowed thinking process, difficulty concentrating and directing attention

Dysthymia

Anorexia, insomnia, headaches, chest pain, low energy

Dysthymia

Total despair, hopelessness, worthlessness

Major Depressive

retardation so severe that physical movement may literally come to a standstill. slumped

Major Depressive

Delusional thinking, confusion, indecisiveness

Major Depressive

General slowdown of the entire body, sluggish digestion

Major Depressive