Cognitive Explanations of Depression (AQA A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Cognitive approach focus (depression)
Cognitive approach focus (depression)
Faulty & irrational thought processes
Beck's negative triad
Beck's negative triad
Pessimistic thoughts about self, world, future
Arbitrary inference
Arbitrary inference
Drawing conclusions without sufficient evidence
Selective abstraction
Selective abstraction
Focusing on negative aspects, ignoring positives
Overgeneralisation
Overgeneralisation
Sweeping negative conclusions from single events
Magnification & minimisation
Magnification & minimisation
Exaggerating negatives or downplaying positives
Ellis' ABC model
Ellis' ABC model
Activating event, Beliefs, Consequences
Seligman's 3 attributional dimensions
Seligman's 3 attributional dimensions
Internal/external, stable/unstable, global/specific
Depressed attributional style
Depressed attributional style
Internal, stable, global attributions for negative events
Negative schemas origin
Negative schemas origin
Childhood experiences with authority figures