faulty information processing
Cards (7)
- People with depression make errors in logic.
- Their information processing is faulty. They distort reality and information.
- People with depression selectively attend to the negative aspects of a situation and ignore the positive aspects
- Irrational personalisation “The universe hates me; the bus didn’t stop for me on purpose”
- Negative seeking “I got told my outfit was nice, but it was probably sarcasm”
- Catastrophising “If I don’t pass my exams, I will end up ruined and homeless”
- Overgeneralising “That date didn’t go well, so every future date will be that bad”