COGNTIVE APPROACH TO TREATING DEPRESSION

Question 1

what is the cognitive approach to treating depression?

Answer 1

cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

Question 2

what do the patient and therapist do?

Answer 2

they work together to sort out the patients problems

identify where they may be negative of irrational thoughts

Question 3

how is Beck’s theory showed in CBT?

Answer 3

through challenging the thoughts in the negative triad, so the patient can have a active role in their treatment

Question 4

what are patient encouraged to be in CBT?

Answer 4

the scientist

Question 5

what are patients encouraged to do in CBT?

Answer 5

encouraged to test the reality of their irrational beliefs

Question 6

what might the therapist do in CBT?

Answer 6

set homework e.g. to recorded when they enjoyed an event and use this to challenge a belief

Question 7

what does Ellis’ rational emotional behaviour therapy (REBT) extend the ABC model to?

Answer 7

ABCDE model

Question 8

what is the DE in the ABCDE model?

Answer 8

dispute irrational beliefs

effect

Question 9

how are irrational beliefs challenged in REBT?

Answer 9

identify if there is evidence to support this belief

dispute whether the negative thought follows facts

Question 10

what is the goal of REBT?

Answer 10

to work with depressed individuals to decrease avoidance and isolation and increase behaviour activation e.g. going out for dinner or exercising

Question 11

who conducted research to show that CBT is effective?

Answer 11

March et al

Question 12

what did March et al find to support CBT?

Answer 12

research to support that CBT is just as effective a medication and helpful alongside medication

Question 13

what might CBT not work for?

Answer 13

more severe types of depression

Question 14

why might CBT not work for those with more severe cases of depression?

Answer 14

because they can’t motivate themselves into doing cognitive work

Question 15

since CBT cannot treat all depression, what does this show?

Answer 15

shows that CBT cannot be used as the sole treatment for all depression

Question 16

what can there be an overemphasis of in CBT?

Answer 16

overemphasis on cognition

Question 17

what is an example of CBT having too much emphasis on cognition?

Answer 17

for example if someone is homeless or is unemployed, they need to change their circumstances and environment as this can still change the way they think

Question 18

what can CBT do when it is overly focused on cognition?

Answer 18

can inappropriately demotivate people to change their situation

Question 19

what does CBT not focus enough on?

Answer 19

someone’s past

Question 20

why do some people want to focus on their past rather than the present and future (which CBT does)?

Answer 20

because they can have underlying trauma and childhood experiences that could link between their current depression

Question 21

how does CBT’s lack of focus on the past limit it as a treatment for depression?

Answer 21

because the present focus of CBT can ignore the important aspect of the depressed patients experience