4.4: Explaining depression

Question 1

Oonagh has been feeling emotionally low for some time now. She feels that nobody really likes her and that she has no positive qualities to offer, nor does she feel that things will improve, as she will always be useless.

Explain in terms of Beck’s negative triad why Oonagh may be suffering from depression (3 marks)

Answer 1

The negative triad consists of three types of pessimistic thought patterns about the self, the world and the future

Question 2

Oonagh has been feeling emotionally low for some time now. She feels that nobody really likes her and that she has no positive qualities to offer, nor does she feel that things will improve, as she will always be useless.

Explain in terms of Beck’s negative triad why Oonagh may be suffering from depression (3 marks).
The negative triad consists of three types of pessimistic thought patterns about the self, the world and the future.
What does Oonagh show?

Answer 2

Oonagh shows two of these thought patterns

Question 3

Oonagh has been feeling emotionally low for some time now. She feels that nobody really likes her and that she has no positive qualities to offer, nor does she feel that things will improve, as she will always be useless.

Explain in terms of Beck’s negative triad why Oonagh may be suffering from depression (3 marks).
The negative triad consists of three types of pessimistic thought patterns about the self, the world and the future.
Oonagh shows two of these thought patterns - How is the self represented?

Answer 3

Oonagh shows two of these thought patterns - The self is represented by the fact she feels that nobody really likes her

Question 4

Oonagh has been feeling emotionally low for some time now. She feels that nobody really likes her and that she has no positive qualities to offer, nor does she feel that things will improve, as she will always be useless.

Explain in terms of Beck’s negative triad why Oonagh may be suffering from depression (3 marks).
The negative triad consists of three types of pessimistic thought patterns about the self, the world and the future.
Oonagh shows two of these thought patterns - The self is represented by the fact she feels that nobody really likes her and how is the world represented?

Answer 4

Oonagh shows two of these thought patterns - The self is represented by the fact she feels that nobody really likes her and the world is represented by the fact that she does not think things will improve, as she will always be useless