Cognitive Approaches To Depression

Question 1

What is the main idea

Answer 1

Depression is caused by maladaptive/faulty thinking and irrational beliefs

Question 2

What was Aaron becks theory

Nasty smelly, cats eat, bad meat

Answer 2

Depression is caused by negative shame, cognitive errors, and biased memories

Question 3

What is negative schema

Answer 3

Negative mental representations of and previously held knowledge
Becks cognitive triad: self, worlds future
Lays dormant in childhood until a triggering event

Question 4

What are cognitive errors

Answer 4

Catastrophising: the worst will happen
Applying a negative filter: paying attention to negative and filter out positive
Misinterpreting positive events as negative

Question 5

What is biased memories

Answer 5

Bias towards negative memories because of depressed mood

Question 6

Outline Clark and Teasdale

Answer 6

Tested depressed patients of memories and life events in morning snd night

When more depressed memories were more negative which created a vicious cycle

Question 7

What did Albert Ellis find

Answer 7

ABC Model
Adverse events
Beliefs
Consequences

Question 8

Outline lewinsohn

Answer 8

Longitudinal study
Measured negative attitudes in adolescents (none depressed at start of the study)
Followed up one year later and assessed for depression and any negative life events
Found that ones with negative event and initial negative thinking were more likely to have depression that those without a negative event

Question 9

What is a negative of the cognitive approach

Answer 9

Negative thinking could be due to a bereavement or serious illness