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psychopathology
depression
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Depression is described as a
mood
disorder
behavioural characteristics of depression:
changes in
sleep
aggression
and
self harm
emotional characteristics of depression:
low
mood
poor
self esteem
cognitive characteristics of depression:
poor
concentration
dwelling on the negative (
negative schema
)
The main assumption of depression is that it is caused by
faulty thinking
, negative and
irrational
thoughts.
Ellis’s ABC model
A -
activating
event
B -
belief
C -
consequence
of belief
Becks negative triad, negative view of:
self
world
future
Evaluations of cognitive explanations of depression:
🙂 practical application
🙂 empirical evidence
☹️ issues with causality
☹️ too simple
Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy
identification
of irrational thoughts
disputing
belief system
rational confrontations
Types of disputing:
logical
empirical
pragmatic
Evaluations of CBT:
🙂 evidence to
support
🙂
economic
implications
☹️ not effective for
severe
patients
☹️
comparison
to other treatments