13. The Cognitive Approach To Explaining Depression AO3

Question 1

Name a strength of Becks theory

Answer 1

It has practical application as a therapy - becks cognitive explanation forms the basis of CBT

Question 2

Why is becks cognitive explanation so useful

Answer 2

The components of the negative triad can be easily identified and challenged in CBT - means a patient can test whether the negative trait are true

Question 3

Why is practical application of becks theory a strength

Answer 3

It translates well into a successful therapy - CBT

Question 4

Name a limitations of becks theory

Answer 4

It doesn’t explain all aspects of depression

Question 5

Why doesn’t becks theory explain all aspects of depression

Answer 5

Depression is a complex disorder - some depressed patients are deeply angry - Beck cannot easily explain this extreme emotion

Question 6

Why is Becks theory not explaining all aspects of depression a big issue

Answer 6

Some sufferers experience hallucinations etc. - Beck’s theory cannot always explain all cases of depression - just focuses on one aspect of the disorder

Question 7

Name a,imitation of Ellis’s model

Answer 7

Only a partial explanation for depression

Question 8

Why is Ellis’s model only a partial explanation of depression

Answer 8

There’s no doubt some cases of depression follow activating events - psychologists call this ‘reactive depression’ - seen as different from the kind that occurs without obvious cause

Question 9

What can be concluded in regard to Ellis’s model only being a partial explanation of depression

Answer 9

Her explanation only applies to some kinds of depression