Evaluation of the cognitive explanation of deppresion

Question 1

positives of Becks and Ellis’s theory

Answer 1

> grazioli & terry assessed women for depression during pregnancy and found tat women who are high in cognitive vulnerability are most likely to be depressed
forms the basis of CBT as therapists can identify the aspects of the negative triad

Question 2

negative of Becks and Ellis’s theory

Answer 2

> depression is more complex and has various symptoms that cannot be explained by becks theory