PSYCH 127A Chapter Notes - Chapter 5.6: Major Depressive Disorder, Twin Study, Heritability
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Hopelessness - expectation that good things will not occur or aversive events will occur regardless of what the person does. Depresogenic attributional style - explaining negative events in terms of internal, stable, global factors. E. g. poor performance on test was result of own inadequacy that has lasted for a long time and is also responsible for failure in other areas. Difficulty inhibiting or disengaging from unpleasant thoughts. Ruminative style - some people respond to depression by turning their attention inward, contemplating causes and implications of sadness. Distracting style - divert self from unpleasant mood. Those who engage in ruminative responses are hypothesized to have longer and more severe episodes of depression. Women are also hypothesized to be more likely to employ a ruminative style while men employ distracting style. Stages of development: vulnerability, onset and maintenance. Vulnerability influenced by childhood experiences in which a person may learn negative ways of thinking and dysfunctional interpersonal skills.
