Depression

Question 1

2 behavioural acts

Answer 1

Change in activity levels - lack energy , withdrawals from activities once enjoyed or increased activity

Disruption to sleep - may reduce or increase

Question 2

2 cognitive acts

Answer 2

Poor levels of concentration -unable to stick with a task as they usually would , can interfere with individuals work

Negative schema- interpretate all information in a negative ignoring positives

Question 3

2 emotional acts

Answer 3

Lowered mood - feeling sad empty or worthlessness and numb

Anger directed towards others or self

Question 4

What does the cognitive approach explain about depression

Answer 4

Is caused by the way people think

States that if thoughts and perception are irrational and mainly negative then someone is more vunreble to depression

Question 5

What is Becks negative triad (negative thoughts) ?

Answer 5

Suggested a cognitive approach to explaining depression

States consistent negative thinking makes a person vunreble to depression.

Due to faulty information processing where people ignore all positive of a situation and instead attend all the negative aspects

Proposed negative triad , three kinds of thinking that make someone vunreble to depression

Question 6

What are the 3 negative triads ?

Answer 6

Negative views about the world
(The world is a hard place )

Negative veiws about the future
(I will never achieve anything)

Negative veiws about oneself
(I hate myself , I am worthless )

Question 7

What is Ellis ABC model (irrational thoughts )

Answer 7

Emphasises role of irrational thoughts that interfere with being happy

Activating event -and external event can trigger irrational

Beleifs such as achieving perfection and that life should be fair

When activation event triggers irrational beliefs there are emotional and behaviour Consequences such as depression

Question 8

Ao3 strength cognitive approach to explaining depression

Answer 8

RTS Cohen et al

Tracked development of 473 adolescents regularly measuring cognitive venerability (negative way of thinking leads to depression)

Found cognitive vunrability predicated later depression

Supporting association between cognitive vunrability such as negative thinking suggests Becks negative triad is an appropriate explanation to depression

Question 9

Ao3 strength of cognitive approach to explaining depression practical applications

Answer 9

Principle of theory that depression is caused by negative and irrational thought processing has lead to the treatment of cognitive behavioural therapy

Therapy found to be effective in treating depression , helps clients identify challenge and change irrational thoughts to positive thoughts

Thus important part of applied psychology as it helps treat people in the real world

Question 10

Ao3 weakness cognitive approach to explaining depression

Answer 10

Cause and effect cannot be established within research

Whilst negative thought can be linked to depression , it cannot be firmly conducted whether negative thoughts causes depression

Argued cognitive approach cannot be seen as a full explanation of depression