Treatments for Depressioj

Question 1

what is the aim of cognitive behavioural therapy

Answer 1

to help the client identify their negative irrational thoughts and replace these with more positive thinking

Question 2

behavioural element of cbt

Answer 2

understand behaviours and enhance pleasurable experiences

Question 3

cognitive element of cbt

Answer 3

understand patients current ways of thinking

Question 4

who developed REBT

Answer 4

ellis - after ABC model

Question 5

aims of REBT

Answer 5

replace irrational beliefs to with rational ones
resolving emotional and behavioural problems

Question 6

what did ellis extend his abc model to

Answer 6

abc def

Question 7

what does def stand for

Answer 7

D - disrupting irrational thoughts
E - effects of disputing and effective attitude to life
F - new feelings produced

Question 8

examples of disputing

Answer 8

pragmatic - usefulness?
empirical - beliefs arent consistant with reality
logical - don’t make sense

Question 9

effects of disputing

Answer 9

• changes irrational beleifs into rational beleifs
• helps client feel better and become more accepting

Question 10

Becks cognitive therapy

Answer 10

• chsllenges negative thoughts
• oftn given homework to test reality of beliefs and this can then be used as evidence to disprove

Question 11

behavioural action

Answer 11

taking part in activities like gym and friends
- provides more evidence against irrational beliefs

Question 12

ao3 for treatments for depression

Answer 12

• CBT doesn;t work for everyone and may not work for people with high levels of irrational beliefs that a resistant to change
• CBT can be costly and time consuming > more effective treatments like drug therapies which are easier
• March et al found that 81% of both a cbt and anti depresssant group improved, but when both used together 86% improved > shows same effectiveness as drugs but most effective together.