Psychopathology: cognitive explanations for depression

Question 1

Which two people came up with explanations for depression?

Answer 1

-beck
-ellis

Question 2

What did beck come up with?

Answer 2

-he created a negative triad and a negative self schema

Question 3

What is a negative self schema?

Answer 3

-where an individual interprets information about themself in a negative way

Question 4

What is a schema?

Answer 4

-packet of information

Question 5

What is a negative triad?

Answer 5

-the negative views about the world, future or self

Question 6

What is a positive to beck’s explanation?

Answer 6

-forms the basis of CBT:
.therapists can challenge the negative triad with the patient

Question 7

What did ellis come up with?

Answer 7

-ABC model

Question 8

What is the ABC model?

Answer 8

-a= activating event
-b= beliefs (range of irrational beliefs)
-c= consequences (emotional and behavioural)

Question 9

What is a positive to ellis’s explanation?

Answer 9

-explains reactive depression but depression doesn’t always follow after a traumatic event

Question 10

What is a negative to Ellis’s explanation?

Answer 10

-ignores biological explanations:
.SSRI’s increase serotonin which helps depression