PSYC 3406 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Major Depressive Episode, Aaron T. Beck, Dysthymia
13 Sep 2016
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2 main theories: aaron beck- negative thinking . 4 interrelated cognitive components contributing to depression: maladaptive attitude. Develop during childhood due to one"s experiences, family relationships & judgement from others: ex if i don"t do well, i won"t be loved . Inaccurate, but set the stage for additional thoughts (magni cation of the importance of such events) Takes three forms the cognitive triad : negative view of oneself-negative views of the world-negative views of the future all lead to depression. Depressed people make errors in their thinking: arbitrary inferences. Fundamental errors in logic-jumping to negative conclusions based on little evidence: minimization. I only did well because the test was easy : magni cation. If i miss one class, i will never be able to get caught up . Depressed people have automatic though: a steady stream of unpleasant thoughts that happen as if by re ex, and which suggest inadequacy and hopelessness.
