Evaluation of cognitive approach to explaining depression Flashcards
Who did Grazioli and Terry 2000 assess?
65 pregnant woman with cognitive vulnerability and depression before and after birth
What did Grazioli find?
found that those women with high cognitive vulnerability are more likely to suffer post-natal depression
What did Clark and Back 1999 conclude?
that there was solid support for all things cognitive
How does it have practical application in CBT?
a therapist can challenge negative beliefs to test if they are true or not
How doesn’t it explain all aspects of depression?
as depression is complex and doesn’t explain emotion or how they suffer hallucinations
How is Ellis’s only a partial depression?
there are more than one kinds of depression
How has it led to successful therapy?
challenging the irrational negative beliefs a person can reduce their depression - supported by Lipsky in 1980 research
