Cognitive Approach - Depression

Question 1

Ellis’ ABC Model

Answer 1

A - Activating event
B - Belief (rational or irrational)
C - Consequence

Question 2

Mustabatory Thinking

Answer 2

The source of irrational beliefs, thinking that certain ideas or assumptions must be true in order to be happy

Question 3

Beck’s negative triad

Answer 3

Negative view of… self&raquo_space;> view of the world&raquo_space;> view of future

Question 4

Negative schema

Answer 4

Depressed people have often acquired a negative schema from childhood, caused by parental or peer rejection among others

Question 5

Support for the role of irrational thinking

Answer 5

Hammen and Krantz (1976), depressed individuals made more logic errors when asked to interpret written material than non depressed people

Question 6

Practical applications in therapy

Answer 6

Can be applied to CBT, especially when used with drug treatments (Cuijpers et al, 2013)

Question 7

Ellis’ DEF for treating

Answer 7

D - Disputing irrational thought
E - Effects of disputing and Effective attitude to life
F - new Feelings that are produced

Question 8

What are CBT clients often asked to do between sessions?

Answer 8

Homework to challenge irrational beliefs

Question 9

CBT behavioural activation

Answer 9

CBT focusses on encourage clients to become more active and engage in pleasurable activites

Question 10

CBT uncoditional positive regard

Answer 10

Ellis (1994), important to convince client of their value as a human being. if the client feels worthless then they will be less wiling to change their beliefs and behaviours

Question 11

Alternative treatments

Question 12

Support for behavioural activation