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GCSE Psychology · key term
A mental health condition involving persistent low mood and/or loss of interest and enjoyment, alongside other symptoms that can affect everyday life.
Used by AQA and OCR
Paper 2
Revise: Characteristics of Clinical DepressionClinical depression is a mental health condition involving persistent low mood and/or loss of interest and enjoyment, together with other symptoms. It is more than feeling unhappy or fed up for a few days: symptoms can persist for weeks or months and make everyday activities difficult. Depression can follow a difficult event, but it can also develop without an obvious reason.
Paper 1
A mood disorder involving persistent depressed mood or loss of interest and enjoyment, alongside other symptoms that cause distress or interfere with everyday functioning.
Describe clinical depression using specific symptoms, their persistence and their effect on everyday functioning—not simply ‘feeling sad’.
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Clinical depression is a mood disorder: it involves a sustained disturbance in mood, rather than an ordinary, short-lived response to a disappointing event. It can affect how someone feels, thinks and behaves, as well as their energy, sleep and appetite. These changes can make everyday activities, relationships and school or work difficult.
