PSCH 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Reduced Affect Display, Psychopathology
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Beck originally developed this therapy for depression. Thought that depression was caused by distorted thoughts. Of distorted thought: everything keeps going wrong no matter what i do . * attention, interpretation, and recall of negative and positive information biased in depression. Depressed individuals have a tendency to think everything is depressing, perpetuating their depression. Beck wanted to help patients recognize and change maladaptive thought patterns to break their depressive cycle. Rooted in learning principles and cognitive science. Combines behavioral and cognitive theories of human behavior and psychopathology. Understand both earlier in notes and this is very easy to remember. Integrates behavioral and cognitive approaches to treatment. * organized network of previously accumulated knowledge that is used to actively interpret new information. * anxious individuals more likely to attend to threat or danger. Meaning, higher anxiety -> higher attention to a stimulus thought to be dangerous.
