Cognitive treatments of Depression

Question 1

What is CBT and what does it do

Answer 1

Cognitive behavioural therapy
-adjust patients thinking focusing on the impact of thoughts on behaviour

Question 2

CBT: therapists develops a…….

Answer 2

trusting relationship with patient so they’re comfortable disclosing info

Question 3

CBT: therapist lets patients….

Answer 3

freely explain issues

Question 4

CBT: Identify common issues by….

Answer 4

using thought catching

Question 5

CBT: therapist challenges ideas by using what techniques

Answer 5

beliefs disputed using techniques such as
logical disputing
empirical disputing
pragmatic disputing

Question 6

CBT: develop strategies to cope with their issues using:

Answer 6

homework
behavioural activation
keeping a diary

Question 7

define logical disputing

Answer 7

challanging whether this idea actually makes sense in its application

Question 8

define empirical disputing

Answer 8

questioning whether there’s any evidence that this belief is accurate

Question 9

define pragmatic disputing

Answer 9

questioning whether this belief will actually help them

Question 10

CBT: Define homework

Answer 10

participants have to do things in between sessions to push their irrational thoughts out/practice replacing them with rational thoughts

Question 11

define behavioural activation

Answer 11

patients are expected to engage in more pleasurable activities that they used to enjoy

Question 12

define keeping a diary

Answer 12

patients note times when thoughts occur so therapist identifies commonalities and situations that can be targeted

Question 13

Rational Emotive Therapy Ellis (1991)
states that it treats depression using
D?
E?
F?

Answer 13

Disrupting
Effective
Feelings

Question 14

DEF: D stands and means?

Answer 14

Disrupting
teach the client to CHALLENGE the irrational beliefs

Question 15

DEF: E stands for and means?

Answer 15

Effective
replacing the irrational with rational EFFECTIVLEY

Question 16

DEF: F means and stands for?

Answer 16

Feelings
this produces nice feelings/positive emotions

Question 17

Strengths of cognitive therapies for depression

Answer 17

P: Cbt is tailored to the needs of the client treating the cause of depression.
E: During the process of CBT, patients express the causes of their specific depression as part of thought catching to which the therapist tailors a specific treatment plan to disrupt.
E:This enables them to specifically target the issue causing their depression meaning that treatment will be more effective and long term.Conversely, drugs are a genetic treatment that isn’t tailored for a patients needs.
L:Therefore CBT is more appropriate as it treats for the cause of the symptoms

-Supported by Thase et al (2007) as it shows that CBT is equally as effective as all other treatments suggesting that therapy must be effective in treating aspects of the disorder

Question 18

Limitation of treatment for depression

Answer 18

P:CBT is not accessible to all people.
E:CBT requires the patient to attend sessions over a period of time at a high cost for treatment to have an effect.
E:However this is an issue as people may not be able to afford this cost.
L:In contrast, drug treatments may be more appropriate as these are treated and patients aren’t required to attend additional sessions. Cbt might not be appropriate in all cases