Depression

Question 1

What is depression and it’s two types

Answer 1

Mood disorder characterised by feelings of despondency and hopelessness

Unipolar and bipolar

Question 2

Symptoms of unipolar behavioural

Answer 2

Loss of energy
Social impairment

Weight changes
Sleep pattern disturbance

Question 3

Symptoms of unipolar emotional

Answer 3

Loss of enthusiasm
Constant depressed mood
Worthlessness

Question 4

Symptoms of unipolar cognitive

Answer 4

Delusions
Reduced concentration
Thoughts of death
Poor memory

Question 5

Symptoms of bipolar behavioural

Answer 5

High energy levels
Reckless behaviour
Talkative

Question 6

Symptoms of bipolar emotional

Answer 6

Elevated mood state
Irritability
Lack of guilt

Question 7

Symptoms of bipolar cognitive

Answer 7

Delusions

Irrational thought process

Question 8

Cognitive approach to depression

Answer 8

Explains depression in terms of faulty and irrational thought processes

Question 9

What is becks negative triad?

Answer 9

Believes people become depressed because world is seen negatively through negative schemas

Question 10

What are schemas of becks triad

Answer 10

Failure self blame and negative self evaluation

Question 11

What are the 3 cognitive biases of the triad

Answer 11

• Arbitrary interference
• Selective abstraction
• Overgeneralisation
• Magnification and minimisation

Question 12

What is arbitrary interference

Answer 12

Conclusions drawn in abscence of sufficient evidence

Question 13

What is the negative triad

Answer 13

The self (see them as hopeless) 
The world (obstacles can't be dealt with)
The future (personal worthlessness blocks improvement)

Question 14

What is Ellis ABC model

Answer 14

depression occurring through an ACTIVATING AGENT
BELIEF
CONSEQUENCE

Question 15

Whats the activating event

Answer 15

Something happening in environment

Question 16

What’s a belief

Answer 16

You hold a belief about an event

Question 17

What’s the consequence

Answer 17

Emotional response to your belief e.g. Worthlessness

Question 18

What’s another explanation for depression

Answer 18

Behavioural so learnt from others

Question 19

How is depressant treated

Answer 19

CBT IDENTIFY IRRATIONAL THOUGHTS AND ALTER THEm

Question 20

What is REBT

Answer 20

Rational emotive behaviour

Involves challenging irrational thoughts

1. Identify thoughts
2. Find a more realistic perspective
3. Challenge thoughts through goals
4. May write diary