Beck's cognitive theory of depression

Question 1

what did beck believe?

Answer 1

beck believed that depressed individuals feel as they do because their thinking is biased towards negative interpretations of the world and they lack a perceived sense of control

Question 2

what does a negative self schema mean?

Answer 2

..it means that we interpret all info about ourselves in a negative way.
*self schema is the package of info we have about ourselves

Question 3

What is a negative triad?

Answer 3

A cognitive approach to understanding depression focusing on how negative expectations about the world /self/future lead to depression

Question 4

Why does a person develop dysfunctional view of themselves?

Answer 4

…because there is three types of negative thinking that occur automatically regardless of the reality of what is happening.

Question 5

What are these three types of negative thinking?

Answer 5

• Negative view of the world
• Negative view of the future
• Negative view of the self

Question 6

what is Ellis ABC model?

Answer 6

ellis proposed that good mental health is the result of rational thinking&raquo_space;»> conditions like anxiety and depression result from irrational thoughts

Question 7

What does the A stand for?

Answer 7

A»»> activating event

*Ellis focused on situations in which irrational thoughts are triggered by external events

Question 8

What does the B stand for?

Answer 8

B»»»Beliefs

*Your belief is your interpretation of the event, which can either be rational or irrational.

Question 9

What does the c stand for?

Answer 9

C»»>consequences

when an activating event triggers irrational beliefs there are emotional and behavioural consequences

Question 10

what is musturbation?

Answer 10

the belief that we must always succeed or achieve perfection.

Question 11

What is utopianism?

Answer 11

the belief that life is always meant to be fair