The cognitive approach to explaining depression
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- Created on: 05-05-16 09:30
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- The cognitive approach to explaining depression
- Theory
- Looks at mental processes
- Thoughts/ beliefs/ attitudes/ schemas
- Depressed people think negatively/ irrationally
- Beck's negative triad
- 1: Negative view of word- there is no hope anywhere
- 2: Negative view of the future- reduces hopefulness, enhances depression
- 3: Negative view of self- enhances depressive feelings, confirms existing emotions of low self esteem
- Leads to depression because a person develops a dysfunctional view of themselves/ the world regardless of reality of situation
- Cycle of negativity
- Ellis' ABC model
- Depression less to do with events in our lives, more our irrational thoughts of them
- A: Activating event e.g break up
- B: Beliefs- irrational beliefs triggered by A. 'It's all my fault'
- C: Consequence- emotional/ behavioural consequences can be negative and cause depression
- Evaluation
- Can only get info about what people are thinking from self report data. May not be completely truthful/ accurate
- Therapy reduces irrational thinking/ reduces depression
- Doesn't explain anger/ hallucinations/ delusions associated with depression.
- Possible that someone could be depressed for no apparent reason. Not certain of cause/effect. Biological?
- Depression isn't always abnormal. Some people have bad lives so negativity is perfectly normal
- Theory
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