Explaining Depression Flashcards
1
Q
what approach explains depression?
A
cognitive approach
2
Q
who are the two theorists involved in the explanation of depression?
A
- Aaron Beck
- Albert Ellis
3
Q
what is faulty information processing?
A
- depressed people focus on the negative aspects of a situation and ignore positives
- depressed people tend to have ‘black and white’ thinking
- depressed people overgeneralize and catastrophise
4
Q
what did Aaron Beck suggest?
A
there are 3 parts to cognitive vulnerability:
- faulty information processing
- negative self-schema
- beck’s negative triad
5
Q
what is negative self schema?
A
- schema: package of ideas and information developed through experiences, they act as a mental frame-work for the interpretation of sensory information
- self-schema: package of information people have about themselves
- people use schemas to interpret the world so if a person has a negative self schema they interpret all information about themselves in a negative way
- negative self schemas develop from childhood: rejection from peers, criticism from parents
6
Q
what is beck’s negative triad?
A
- a person develops a dysfunctional view of themselves because of three types of negative thinking that occur automatically
- triad: the world, the future and oneself
7
Q
what did Albert Ellis suggest?
A
- depression is a result of irrational thoughts and the ABC model explains how they affect our behaviour and emotional state
8
Q
how does Ellis define irrational thought?
A
any thoughts that interfere with us being happy and free from pain
9
Q
what is the ABC model?
A
A: activating event
B: beliefs about why this happened
C: consequences of the belief
