Cognitive explanations of depression
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- Created on: 10-01-17 17:45
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- The Cognitive Approach To Explaining Depression
- Beck Negetive Triad
- Negative views of the world
- 'No one likes me because I am so worthless. People avoid me'
- Negative views of self
- 'I am just pointless' 'I am worthless'
- Negative views of future
- 'I am always going to be like this, nothing will change'
- Negative thoughts are automatic (regardless of reality)
- Does not explain the types of depression such as bipolar disorder
- It provides practical real world applications andways for us to treat the disorder. If negative cognition and belief systems are causing the disorder as Beck suggests then CBT based treatments can alter these
- Negative views of the world
- The cognitive approach sees depression as a result of poor coping mechanisms
- Negative thinking is triggered by a later stressor such as exams or family break up
- Ellis ABC Model
- See's irrational thinking as the root cause of maintaining depression
- Belief
- Activating Event
- A negative event occurs-example you fail your driving test
- A belief that held the event-example you think you are never going to pass
- Cosequence
- An emotional response of the event-example- you are in a state of anxiety
- Activating Event
- Many people are depressed because of events such as marriage breakdown. This is called reactive depression and the model works well
- Elllis idea of irrational beliefs
- Ellis's idea of irrational beliefs can be used in cognitive behavioural therapy which it is powerful and effective. This suggests it is right about how depression is caused
- It does not explain the types of depression such as major depression that do not have a trigger
- Beck Negetive Triad
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