Depression + Cognitive Biases

Question 1

Cognitive biases…

4

Answer 1

Attentional (Bar-Haim, 2007)

Interpretive (Rusting, 1998)

Explicit Mem.

Implicit Mem.
(Rinck+Becker, 2005)

Question 2

Beck’s schema theory?

1976

Answer 2

All four biases present in depressed patients

Some more vulnerable

Depends on schemas in early life

Question 3

Williams, 1997 criticises cognitive biases?

Answer 3

Not as wide ranging as predicted

Anxiety/depression fufill diff. functions

Cannot explain why EM is seen in both anxiety/depressive patients

Question 4

Eysenck, 2006 determined what differences between depression and anxiety?

Answer 4

Depression- past experiences

Anxiety- future threat