Psychology / Unit 12 Psych 1351 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Depression Is Not Sadness
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The idea
It is an error to equate major depressive disorder with sadness, since loss of interest and capacity is often the more visible feature.
In practice
A person reports feeling nothing at all rather than feeling sad, and stops doing everything they valued.
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