Cogniive Approach To Explaianing Depresson: Ellis ABC Model

Question 1

What does Ellis abc model claim

Answer 1

Claims irrational thoughts interfere with happiness
Believed
good mental health - rational thinking
Poor mental health - irrational behaviour

Question 2

What does ellis abc model stand for

Answer 2

A = activating event
Any occurrence which someone perceives as negative
B = beliefs
Irrational thoughts associated who the event and why it happened
C = consequences
Consequences of a and b wi lead to c

Question 3

Strenght of Ellis abc model (practical application)

Answer 3

Effective treatments - cbt and REBT
They attempt tot identify and challange negative irrational thoughts
Providing further support to the cognitive explanation of depression

Question 4

Limitation of Ellis abc model (origin of irrational thoughts

Answer 4

Does not explain origins of irrational thoughts as most of the research in the area is correlational
Unable to determine cause and effect
Unsure whether irrational thoughts cause depression or whether a persons depression leas to a negative mindset
So it is possible other factors are the cause of depression

Question 5

Limitation of Ellis abc model (issue with responsibility of sufferer

Answer 5

Ellis model is an issue when it comes to the possibility of the sufferer
Model suggests that because it is the persons irrational thinking that cause the depression they are responsible for it since the thoughts are their own
This is unpleasant implications and could also imply that failure to overcome depression is so their fault

Question 6

Limitation of Ellis theory (aspects of depression)

Answer 6

It cannot account for reactive depression where individual responds to an activating event but not for endogenous depression which develops without accompanying activiating event
This limits external validity