the cognitive approach to explaining depression

Question 1

what is Becks negative triad

Answer 1

the cognitive approach to explaining why some people are more vulnerable to depression than others

Question 2

3 components to Becks negative triad

Answer 2

Faulty information processing
Negative self schema
the negative triad

Question 3

Faulty information processing ( negative triad )

Answer 3

when depressed people think of the negative aspects of things - pessimistic - absolutist thinking

Question 4

Negative self schema ( negative triad )

Answer 4

a negative mental framework of ideas and info developed through experience.
a self schema is a mental framework that people have of themselves - negative means they interpret everything as bad

Question 5

the negative triad ( component of negative triad )

Answer 5

people develop a negative view of themselves because of automatically occurring negative thinking
the world
the future
the self

Question 6

what was Ellis’s ABC model

Answer 6

a model to explain how irrational thoughts affect our behaviour and emotional state

Question 7

3 components of the ABC model

Answer 7

Activating event
Beliefs
Consequences

Question 8

Activating event

Answer 8

Ellis focused situations which were triggered by external events
Ellis believed people would get depression after we experience negative events, causing irrational beliefs

Question 9

Beliefs

Answer 9

negative events cause irrational beliefs
musturbation - the belief to always succeed
i-cant-stand-it-itis - the belief that it as a disater when things dont go smoothly
utopianism - the belief that life will always be fair and just

Question 10

Consequences

Answer 10

when an activating event triggers irrational beliefs, there are emotional and behavioural consequences