Cognitive Explanation of Depression Evaluation

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Created on: 13-06-17 11:32

Cognitive Explanation of Depression STRENGTH- Lewisohn et al (2001)

Research adolescent depression + found that when stressed, dysfunctional attitudes rather than environment was a stronger prediction of major depressive disorder.

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Cognitive Explanation of Depression STRENGTH- D'Alessandro (2002)

Negative views about one's future greatly increased depressed mood. Those who didn't get into their first choice college doubted their future + developed depression

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Cognitive Explanation of Depression STRENGTH- Hollon et al (2002)

Reported that challenging thought processes in order to combat depression through CBT is the most effective way of getting rid of depression (with no remission/side effects)

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Cognitive Explanation of Depression STRENGTH- Jacobs et al (2008)

Meta-analysis, and 8 out of 14 studies showed negative self-perception links to depressive symptoms.

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Cognitive Explanation of Depression WEAKNESS of gender

Cannot explain the gender bias, as women suffer more frequently than men. There's no evidence to suggest that women have a more negative schema than men.

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Cognitive Explanation of Depression WEAKNESS of falsifiability

It's really falsifiable- you can't find evidence for the cognitive model + negative thinking causing depression. Negative thinking seems to stop when depression does, but correlation doesn't equal causation.

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Negative views about one's future greatly increased depressed mood. Those who didn't get into their first choice college doubted their future + developed depression

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Cognitive Explanation of Depression STRENGTH- D'Alessandro (2002)

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Reported that challenging thought processes in order to combat depression through CBT is the most effective way of getting rid of depression (with no remission/side effects)

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Meta-analysis, and 8 out of 14 studies showed negative self-perception links to depressive symptoms.

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Cannot explain the gender bias, as women suffer more frequently than men. There's no evidence to suggest that women have a more negative schema than men.

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Cognitive Explanation of Depression Evaluation