Psychopathology- Explaining&Treating Depression (Cognitive Approach)

Question 1

cognitive approach=

Answer 1

depression is due to irrational thoughts, resulting from maladaptive internal processes.

Question 2

SCHEMA=

Answer 2

mental framework based on experience -allows us to quickly process sensory info and make auto assumptions and reponses

Question 3

Beck’s negative triad?

Answer 3

The self: feeling unworthy
The world: thinking people are hostile or threatening
The future: thinking things will alwyas turn out bad

Question 4

what is the BECK’S NEGATIVE TRIAD?

Answer 4

3 schemas w/ a persistent AUTO negative bias

Question 5

Link beck’s negative triad to cognitive approach

Answer 5

-negative triad develops in childhood -but provides framework for persistent negative bias in adult-hood leading to cognitive DISTORTION

Question 6

Overgeneralisation=

Answer 6

one negative experience could result in an assumption that the same thing will happen

Question 7

Selective abstraction=

Answer 7

mentally filtering out the positive experiences and focusing on negative

Question 8

ELLIE’S ABC MODEL

Answer 8

A= ACTIVATING EVENT-anything that happens to someone
B=BELIEF-for people w/o depression beliefs about A are rational and vice versa
C=CONSEQUENCE-rational beliefs lead to positive consequences, irrational lead to negative consequences

Question 9

Mastubatory thinking

Answer 9

-consequence of not accepting we do not live in a perfect world