Cognitive - Beck

Question 1

Method

Answer 1

Clinical interviews with patients undergoing therapy for depression

Question 2

Design used

Answer 2

IMD

Question 3

What was the comparison of and how many

Answer 3

31 min depressed patients

Question 4

How many participants

Answer 4

50 ps with depression

16 males
34 females

18-48 years age range

Upper middle class , average intelligence

Question 5

Aim

Answer 5

To understand cognitive distortions in patients with depression

Question 6

Procedure

Answer 6

Face to face interview, reports of patients thoughts before session and during.

Diaries were sometimes kept thoughts and brought to sessions

Question 7

Results

Answer 7

Certain themes occurred in depressed patients that didn’t occur in non depressed:

low self esteem, 
self blame 
Overwhelming responsibilities, 
desire to escape
Anxiety 
Paranoia 

Often regarded themselves bad inferior, shaving

Question 8

What was concluded

Answer 8

Patients showed cognitive distortions that deviated from logical and realistic thinking

This only related to depression and not other disorders