cognitive approach to explaining depression Flashcards
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becks cognitive theory of depression:
faulty info processing
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- people more prone because of faulty info processing
- focus on negative rather than positive and blow small things out of proportion (black and white)
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becks cognitive theory of depression:
negative self-schemas
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- schema a package of ideas from experiences
- means they interpret the world and information negatively
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becks cognitive theory of depression:
negative triad
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- negative views of the world
- negative views of the future
- negative views of self
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Ellis’ ABC model:
activating event
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- arises from the irrational thought
- occurs when we experience negative events
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Ellis’ ABC model:
beliefs
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- negative events trigger irrational beliefs
- the belief that we must succeed is musterbation
thing is a disaster when things don’t go well - utopianism is a belief that world must always be fair
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Ellis’ ABC model:
consequences
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- activating events triggers irrational beliefs there emotional and behavior consequences
(consequences is often depression)
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Becks positive evaluation:
good supporting evidence
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- terry assessed 65 pregnant women for a cognitive vulnerability before and after birth
- high vulnerability makes postnatal depression more likely
- beck right about cognitions causing depression
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becks negative evaluation:
doesn’t explain all aspects of depression
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- depression is complex when patients are deeply angry beck cant explain
- some sufferers have hallucinations and strange beliefs such as cotard’s syndrome which is zombies (Jarett)
- cant always explain cause, just focuses on one aspect
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ellis negative evaluation:
only a partial explanation of depression
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- some cases follow the activating events - reactive depression
- there is also depression that happens without a cause
- only applies to some kinds of depression
