L10.2 - REBT for Depression

Question 1

What usually happens to challenge irrational thoughts?

Answer 1

Practise positive and optimistic thinking

Reinterpretation of ABC model

Question 2

Behavioural activation is used; what is it?

Answer 2

Encouraging patients to engage in activities they enjoy and used to find pleasure in

Question 3

3 stages of REBT?

Answer 3

Disputing irrational thoughts and behaviour
Effects of disputing and effective attitude to life
Emotions

Question 4

Disputing irrational thoughts occurs how?

Answer 4

Logical disputing: beliefs don’t follow logically from available information

Empirical disputing: showing how beliefs aren’t consistent with reality

Question 5

Describe effects of dispute

Answer 5

Negative beliefs changed into rational ones, so interpretations of events are more rational

Question 6

Describe what happens during emotions

Answer 6

Think more positively so feel better and behave more positively

Question 7

Advantage related to root cause?

Answer 7

Gets to root cause so LT outcomes, less likely to suffer relapse
Drugs don’t

Question 8

Disadvantage related to severe depression?

Answer 8

Requires patient being articulate and talking about beliefs

Some may not want to, consequence of severe depression may mean they can’t

Question 9

Disadvantage related to distorted thinking?

Answer 9

Don’t know if it’s a cause or a symptom as symptom for some people
Not actually treating root cause, less effective