cognitive approach to treating depression

• how is depression treated?

  by cognitive behaviour therapy
• how does cbt work?

  -cognitive element: starts with assessment in which client & the cognitive behaviour therapist work together to clarify client's problem, they identify goals and put a plan to achieve it

  -behaviour element: cbt then involves working to change negative and irrational thoughts and finally put more effective behaviours into place
• describe becks cognitive therapy

  -c.t identifies automatic thoughts abt world, self and future(negative triad) and then challenges them

  -c.t also aims to help clients test the reality of their negative beliefs, so they might be set hw e.g when they enjoyed an event

  -in future session if client says there is no point in going to events, the therapist can produce this evidence and use it to prove clients statements are incorrect
• describe ellis's rational emotive behaviour therapy

  -REBT extends the abc model to abcde model, d stands for dispute and e for effect

  -rebt identifies and disputes irrational thoughts

  -this would involve an a vigorous arguement

  -the intended effect is to change the irrational belief and so break the link between negative life events and depression
• what is behavioural activation

  to work with depressed individuals to gradually decrease their avoidance and isolation and increase their engagement in activities that improve mood e.g exercising