PSYC 3140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor, Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy, Cognitive Therapy
15 Jul 2015
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Behavioral therapy: most behavioral treatment for unipolar depression is modeled after the interventions proposed by lewinsohn, reintroduce clients to pleasurable activities and events, often using a weekly schedule, appropriately reinforce their depressive and nondepressive behaviors. Cognitive therapy: beck viewed unipolar depression as resulting from a pattern of negative thinking that may be triggered by current upsetting situations, maladaptive attitudes lead people to the cognitive triad . It is worth noting that a growing number of today"s cognitive-behavior therapists disagree with beck"s proposition that individuals must fully disregard negative cognitions: these therapists guide clients to recognize and accept their negative cognitions. This model holds that four interpersonal problems may lead to depression and must be addressed: Studies suggest that ipt is as effective as cognitive therapy for treating depression: couple therapy. The main type of couple therapy is behavioral marital therapy (bmt: focus is on developing specific communication and problem- solving skills.
