Other theories of causation: environmental

Question 1

psychodynamic factors involve what?

Answer 1

distorted negative beliefs and thoughts about the self, the environment and the future that can induce an perpetuate depressive symptoms

Question 2

behavioural factors involve what?

Answer 2

severe reduction in rewarding activities or an increase in unpleasant events in one’s life
- results in depression, restriction in activity, decreasing likelihood of experiencing pleasurable activities and intensifying a mood disturbance

Question 3

developmental factors involve what?

Answer 3

a loss of parent or lack of emotional adequate parenting that may delay/prohibit the realization of appropriate developmental milestones

Question 4

family distress involves what?

Answer 4

a disruption in family dynamics involving maladaptive circular patterns in family interactions that contribute to the onset of depression in family members

Question 5

social factors are:

Answer 5

adverse or traumatic life events especially that involve the loss of an important human relationship or role in life that is followed by depression

Question 6

what do these theories focus on?

Answer 6

the individual environmental exposure to stressors that are shown to trigger the HPA axis

Question 7

a way a person interprets their environment and thinks about themselves can induce what?

Answer 7

perpetuate depressive symptoms