Psychopathology- explaining depression Flashcards
What type of disorder is depression
A mood disorder
What is the extent of low moods in someone with depression
It is all encompassing and occurs every day
What are the two main types of depression
Unipolar and bipolar
What are 3 behavioural characteristics of depression
Extreme tiredness, changes in appetite and withdrawal from activities
What are 3 emotional characteristics of depression
Sadness, feelings of worthlessness and anger
What are 2 cognitive characteristics of depression
Difficulty concentrating, reduced functioning psychologically
How does the cognitive explanation of depression suggest it develops
Through faulty or irrational thought processes
How will we behave if we think irrationally
Also irrationally
According to beck, how do people become depressed
Because they hold negative schemas which affect information processing
What is included in becks negative triad
Negative views about hothead world, oneself and future
What do individuals employ when engaging in negative thinking?
Faulty thinking strategies/ errors in logic
What do cognitive biases cause
Misperception of information and a subject reality
What is minimalisation
Downplaying the importance of a positive event
What is overgeneralisation
Making sweeping conclusions based on a single event
What is arbitrary inference
Drawing conclusions from little or no evidence
