Explaining depression - cognitive

Question 1

What is Beck’s negative triad?

Answer 1

Negative thoughts about the world
Negative thoughts about self
Negative thoughts about the future

Question 2

What are the two explanations for depression?

Answer 2

Becks negative triad

Ellis’ ABC model

Question 3

What is Ellis’ ABC model?

Answer 3

A - activating event
B - Belief
C - consequence

Question 4

In ellis’ ABC model, what type of consequence will there be if the belief is irrational?

Answer 4

Negative and irrational consequence

Eg. depression

Question 5

In ellis’ ABC model, what type of consequence will there be if the belief is rational?

Answer 5

Positive and rational consequence

Question 6

What did Beck say caused some individuals to have an increased vulnerability for depression?

Answer 6

If they had different and faulty cognitions

Question 7

What are the three parts to Beck’s explanation to depression?

Answer 7

Faulty information processing
Negative self-schemas
The negative triad

Question 8

What is faulty information processing?

Answer 8

Depressed people tend to attend to the negative aspects of life and ignore the positives

Question 9

What is a schema?

Answer 9

A package of ideas and information developed through experience

Question 10

What is a negative self-schema?

Answer 10

interpret information about ourselves in a negative way

Question 11

What did Ellis believe depression came from?

Answer 11

Negative thoughts

Question 12

What did Grazioli and Terry (2000) find?

Answer 12

Assessed 65 pregnant women on cognitive vulnerability and depression before and after birth
Found that those with a high cognitive vulnerability were more likely to suffer post natal depression

Question 13

What did Clark and Back (1999) find?

Answer 13

Reviewed research on this topic and concluded that there was solid support for all things cognitive vulnerability factors

Question 14

What is the practical application of the cognitive approach explaining depression?

Answer 14

Cognitive behavioural therapy which is widely used to treat depression and is very effective in treating depression which shows the cognitive element

Question 15

Can the cognitive explanation explain all aspects of depression?

Answer 15

No
Depression is too complex and some parts cant be explained by one explanation such as the anger and hallucinations which come with some types of depression

Question 16

What is cognitive primacy?

Answer 16

The idea that emotions are influenced by cognition