Cognitive Approach

• what does the cognitive approach to explaining depression assume?

  that depression is a result of faulty thinking aka cognitive distortions
• what is cognitive approach to explaining depression based on?

  the idea of 'cognitive primacy'- that thoughts cause feelings and behaviours
• what do these explanations focus on?

  an individual's negative thoughts, irrational beliefs and misinterpretation of events as being the cause of depression
• What does BECK believe (simple terms)?

  negatvie thoughts cause depression
• what does ELLIS believe (simple terms)?

  irrational beliefs cause depression