| EVALUATION of CBT and REBT | - compared CBT, drug therapy or combined treatment. CBT was more effective in reducing suicidal events than drug treatment
- some people with depression are too severely depressed to engage with the demands of CBT like completing homework, challenging irrational thoughts and attending sessions
- CBT and REBT are less risky than drug treatments
- REBT and CBT are too focused on cognitive features of depression |
| EVALUATION of CBT and REBT | - compared CBT, drug therapy or combined treatment. CBT was more effective in reducing suicidal events than drug treatment
- some people with depression are too severely depressed to engage with the demands of CBT like completing homework, challenging irrational thoughts and attending sessions
- CBT and REBT are less risky than drug treatments
- REBT and CBT are too focused on cognitive features of depression |
| EVALUATION of CBT and REBT | - compared CBT, drug therapy or combined treatment. CBT was more effective in reducing suicidal events than drug treatment
- some people with depression are too severely depressed to engage with the demands of CBT like completing homework, challenging irrational thoughts and attending sessions
- CBT and REBT are less risky than drug treatments
- REBT and CBT are too focused on cognitive features of depression |
| EVALUATION of CBT and REBT | - compared CBT, drug therapy or combined treatment. CBT was more effective in reducing suicidal events than drug treatment
- some people with depression are too severely depressed to engage with the demands of CBT like completing homework, challenging irrational thoughts and attending sessions
- CBT and REBT are less risky than drug treatments
- REBT and CBT are too focused on cognitive features of depression |
| EVALUATION of CBT and REBT | - compared CBT, drug therapy or combined treatment. CBT was more effective in reducing suicidal events than drug treatment
- some people with depression are too severely depressed to engage with the demands of CBT like completing homework, challenging irrational thoughts and attending sessions
- CBT and REBT are less risky than drug treatments
- REBT and CBT are too focused on cognitive features of depression |
| EVALUATION of CBT and REBT | - compared CBT, drug therapy or combined treatment. CBT was more effective in reducing suicidal events than drug treatment
- some people with depression are too severely depressed to engage with the demands of CBT like completing homework, challenging irrational thoughts and attending sessions
- CBT and REBT are less risky than drug treatments
- REBT and CBT are too focused on cognitive features of depression |
| EVALUATION of CBT and REBT | - compared CBT, drug therapy or combined treatment. CBT was more effective in reducing suicidal events than drug treatment
- some people with depression are too severely depressed to engage with the demands of CBT like completing homework, challenging irrational thoughts and attending sessions
- CBT and REBT are less risky than drug treatments
- REBT and CBT are too focused on cognitive features of depression |
| depression | a mental disorder characterized by low mood and low energy levels |
| behavioural characteristics | - low activity levels : lacking energy needed to perform everyday activities
- a change in eating behaviour and eating behaviour
- aggression : to others or self harm |
| emotional characteristics of depression | - lowered mood : persistent sadness
- anger
- lowered self esteem |
| cognitive characteristics of depression | - poor concentration : people with depression cannot give their full attention to tasks
- negative schemas : automatic negative biases when thinking about themselves, the world and the future (Absolutist thinking : very black and white thinking) |
| what approach is used to explain depression | cognitive approach |
| beck's negative triad includes | - Negative view of self : self schema, feeling inadequate or worthy
- Negative world of the world : thinking people are hostile or threatening
- Negative view of the future : thinking things will always turn out badly |
| evaluation of beck's negative triad | - real world application : it can be applied for screening and treatment for depression. cognitive vulnerability can be used to treat CBT
CBT has an effectiveness rate of 81% after 36 weeks of treatment are successful suggest that the underlying cognitive explanations that they are based on are valid.
- cognitive theories depend on the assumption that the person with depression's thoughts are irrational, it could be that depression is a reasonable response to the challenges they face like poverty or racism |
| treatment for depression | Beck's CBT and Ellis's REBT change negative schemas and challenge irrational thoughts with cognitive restructuring. |
| Beck's CBT | sees patient as a scientist, the patient generates and tests hypotheses and tests hypotheses about the validity of their irrational thoughts; when they realise their thoughts dont match reality, this will change their schemas. therapy is also interactive as hte patient is asked to keep homework tasks. |
| ellis's ABC model | A : Activating event , it can be anything that hpapens to someone
B : Belief, for people with depression have irrational beliefs
C : Consequence, irrational beliefs lead to negative consequences |
| evaluation of Ellis ABC model | - real world application : ellis approach togcognative therapy is REBT. REBT can reduce irrational thoughts
- reactive and endogenous depression : limitation of the model is that it only explains reactive depression and not endogenous depression. depression is not only caused by environment but also biological factors. |
| EVALUATION of CBT and REBT | - compared CBT, drug therapy or combined treatment. CBT was more effective in reducing suicidal events than drug treatment
- some people with depression are too severely depressed to engage with the demands of CBT like completing homework, challenging irrational thoughts and attending sessions
- CBT and REBT are less risky than drug treatments
- REBT and CBT are too focused on cognitive features of depression |
