The Cognitive Approach and Depression

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What are the behavioural effects of depression?
Shift in activity level: appetite, sleep, energy
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What is the name of the depression type that is severe and short term?
Major Depressive Disorder
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What is the name of the depression type that is long-term and recurring?
Persistent Depressive Disorder
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What is the scientific name for childhood tantrums?
Disruptive Mood Dysfunction Disorder
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What is the scientific name for mood disruption before menstruation?
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
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What is the basis for the cognitive approach, in explaining depression?
How mental processes affect behaviour
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What did Beck say about cognitions and depression?
Faulty cognitions create vulnerability to depression via negative self-schemas and a negative triad
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What did Ellis say about cognitions and depression?
Irrational thinking leads to depression/anxiety; created by activating events, faulty beliefs, and emotional/behavioural consequences
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What are the pros of the cognitive approach for explaining depression?
CBT's effectiveness supports the theory; Hammen and Krantz claimed depressed people have errors in logic (i.e irrational thinking)
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What are the cons for the cognitive approach for explaining depression?
Reductionist (ignores other approaches); blames the patient; Alloy + Abrahamson suggested that some 'irrational' beliefs are actually realistic
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What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; focuses on the present-future and goals; addresses faulty thoughts with coping mechanisms
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What did Beck's cognitive therapy involve?
Identifying automatic negative thoughts (triad), challenging them and setting homework
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What was Ellis's cognitive therapy called?
Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)
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What did Ellis's cognitive therapy involve?
Challenging the ABC model's constituents, plus Disputing the cognitions with logic and reflecting on the Effect of the negative thought (when they do not come true); ABCDE
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What did Ellis's therapy aim to do?
Break the thoughts-depression bond, logically
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What does Cognitive Behavioural Therapy homework involve?
Prediction, Experiment, Outcome, Learning
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What are the 3 types of disputing?
Logical (sense?), Empirical (scientific?), Pragmatic (helpful?)
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What is behavioural activation?
Engaging in enjoyable activities alongside CBT
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How did March support Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?
Treated patients using (1)CBT or (2)antidepressants or (3)both; found that (1)81% improved, (2)81% improved, (3)86% improved; CBT at least as good as antidepressants
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How did Kuyken Support CBT?
Claimed CBT is as effective as reducing symptoms
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What are the cons of CBT?
Patients may not be motivated; not effective for rigid-minded; takes a long time; improvement based on therapist-patient relationship; does not allow you to explore your past; (McCusker) minimises importance of environmental factors
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How does Keller contradict CBT?
Patients recovered better with CBT AND drugs (52 vs 55 vs 85%); biological predisposition to OCD which CBT does not account for
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