Mood Disorders Flashcards

Question

Becks negative schema study

Answer 1

Investigated the schemes used by people with depression. Used the DAS scale, dysfunctional attitude scale. He used a control group and a group of students diagnosed with depression. He found that those with depression scored more highly, showing their negative thought process

Answer 2

❌ negative schemas could be the cause not the effect of depression

Answer 3

Self- not good enough for anything World- the world is a horrible place Future- there is nothing in the future for me

Answer 4

✅ cognitive triad led to the most successful treatment ever ✅ based on sound scientific research ❌ negative schemas- cause of effect?? ❌ doesn't explain the mania phase of bipolar

Answer 5

Freud based his Thoeru of depression on loss and dependency. How a child deals with loss in childhood effects them in adulthood with how they deal with things

Answer 6

Grief in childhood leads to rejection. The ego becomes self-centred and believed this is somethings he/she has done. They turn to self blame and punishment. If they don't deal with this as a child, when they encounter loss as an adult they will regress to the oral stage (high dependency)

Answer 7

If there isn't a strong attachment with a mother figure during childhood then depression could occur later in life as a result

Answer 8

- during the depressive stage the superego dominates the ego and causes the person to feel guilty- resulting in depression - the ego tries to assert itself but overreacts and causes the individual to enter the mania phase This is repeated-

Answer 9

✅ early theories of Freud lead to the development of an interpersonal theory of depression which is an effective treatment ✅ there is support for bowlbys theory ❌largely unscientific- cannot prove early childhood experiences effect us etc ❌ depressed people often express anger towards others which isn't supported by the introjection hostility theory

Answer 10

Antidepressants- Monoanime oxidase inhibitors Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors Electro convulsive shock therapy Lithium carbonate- bipolar depression

Answer 11

❌ antidepressants take time to work, patients often don't wait and stop taking them ❌ if they aren't taken symptoms re-occur- suicide ❌ don't deal with the cause of depression ❌ not everyone responds ✅ drugs work well when combined with cognitive therapy etc ✅ effective in 75% of cases

Answer 12

Becks cognitive triad therapy Rational emotive therapy- hollon

Answer 13

Challenging the negative schemas The cognitive triad of negative thought is changed in 4 phases 1- confidence is increased 2- automatic negative thoughts are challenged 3- negative thoughts are identified 4- key attitudes and beliefs are changed

Answer 14

Irrational thoughts are replaced with rational thoughts to show the patients how their thinking is damaging. For example the negative belief- 'I need to be perfect in everything I do...' Would be changed to ' I can try my best but I am not always going to be the best every time'

Answer 15

compared the effectiveness of cognitive therapy and drug therapy in depression. He used patients with moderate- severe depression either one of the treatments. Relapse rates for cognitive was 40% Relapse rates for drugs was 45% Placebo relapse rates- 80% Shows that cognitive therapy is as effective as drugs

Answer 16

✅ highly effective- relapse rates are 60-70% after 10-12 weeks of treatment ✅ can be used 1-1 or in groups- cost effective ✅ combination of this and drug therapy is often the most effective ❌ doesn't work for everyone- they have to be articulate and motivated ❌ less useful for treatment of mania in bipolar

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