6- Cognitive treatments for depression

Question 1

what form of therapy did Beck create to help cure depression?

Answer 1

Cognitive Behavioural therapy

Question 2

what are the phases of CBT?

Answer 2

1. Behavioural Therapy
2. Graded task assignments
3. Negative thought capturing

Question 3

what is the purpose of Behavioural therapy?

Answer 3

• investigate the barriers of activities
• re-engage the activities that used to please them

Question 4

what is the purpose of a graded task assignment?

Answer 4

• develop goals which are increasingly demanding for homework
• the aim links to re-engaging the behaviours identified in stage one

Question 5

what is the purpose of negative thought capturing?

Answer 5

• recognises and captures negative/ irrational thoughts
• therapist actively challenges these thoughts to develop more rational ones

Question 6

what is the structure of negative thought capturing?

Answer 6

a timeline:
negative thoughts on the far left
balanced thoughts in the middle
positive thoughts (everyone loves me) on far right

Question 7

what can patients undergoing CBT do to track their thoughts?

Answer 7

write a CBT diary

Question 8

what therapy did Ellis create to treat depression?

Answer 8

REBT
Rational
Emotive
Behavioural
Therapy

Question 9

what model does Ellis use to help people ‘think out of their distress’?

Answer 9

the ABCDEF model

Question 10

what does the D stand for in the ABCDEF model?

Answer 10

Debating and Disputing beliefs:
therapist challenges an irrational belief leaving room for an open debate, contradicting clients thoughts

Question 11

what does the E stand for?

Answer 11

Effective Beliefs:
breaking the cycle of negative thoughts means healthier beliefs can be introduced, slowly breaking the cycle of depression

Question 12

what does the F stand for?

Answer 12

Functional Emotions and Behaviours:
these healthier beliefs lead to a greater sense of happiness

Question 13

what are the strengths of CBT?

Answer 13

• large body of evidence supporting it
  March et al found 81% of the CBT group had improved

Question 14

what are the limitations of CBT?

Answer 14

• lack of effectiveness in severe cases
• not diverse to people with disabilities HOWEVER Taylor et al treated a patient with a learning disability with CBT and found when done appropriately, it was effective
• theres low client preference for CBT