AO1 - cognitive approach to explaining depression

• What fraction of people experience a mental health problem each year in England?

  1 in 4 people
• What fraction of people report experiencing a common mental health problem weekly in England?

  1 in 6 people
• What proportion of adults with common mental health problems receive treatment?

  1 in 3 adults
• What percentage of people experience mixed anxiety and depression in a given week in England?

  8 in 100 people
• What is the term for having two or more medical conditions at the same time?

  Comorbidity
• What did Aaron Beck suggest about cognitive vulnerability to depression?

  It is due to a person's cognitions
• What are the three parts of cognitive vulnerability according to Beck?

  Faulty information processing, negative self schemas, negative triad
• How do depressed individuals process information according to Beck?

  They focus on negatives and ignore positives
• What is an example of faulty information processing in depression?

  Focusing on losing less money than others
• What are schemas in the context of cognitive psychology?

  Packages of ideas developed through experiences
• What is a negative self schema?

  A negative interpretation of self-related information
• What does the negative triad consist of?

  Negative thoughts about the world, future, and oneself
• What does Ellis's ABC model stand for?

  Activating event, beliefs, consequences
• What triggers depression according to Ellis?

  Negative events triggering irrational beliefs
• What is 'musturbation' in Ellis's theory?

  The belief in always needing to succeed
• What are the consequences of irrational beliefs according to Ellis?

  Emotional and behavioral consequences