What are depressogenic schemas?

What are depressogenic schemas?

Depressogenic schemata are maladaptive schemata, associated with many different mental health disorders, including anxiety and depression (Beck, 1967). In Beck’s (1967) cognitive theory of depression, depressogenic schemata are the main and necessary components that put individuals at risk for mental health disorders.

What is a depressogenic Attributional style?

Abramson et al. (1989) described depressogenic attributional style as “the general tendency to make negative attributions and inferences about the causes, consequences, and implications of stressful events”.

What is cognitive specificity?

the proposition that specific feeling states, such as depression and anxiety, are linked to particular kinds of automatic thoughts. [ proposed by Aaron T. Beck ]

What is the cognitive triad of depression?

The cognitive triad are three forms of negative (i.e. helpless and critical) thinking that are typical of individuals with depression: namely negative thoughts about the self, the world and the future. These thoughts tended to be automatic in depressed people as they occurred spontaneously.

What disorder is associated with learned helplessness?

Learned helplessness leads to increased feelings of stress and depression. For some people, it is linked with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

What is ruminative coping?

Ruminative coping has been characterized within the bereavement field as persistent, repetitive and passive focus on negative emotions and symptoms. It has been theoretically described and empirically shown to be a maladaptive process, being conceptually related to complicated/chronic/prolonged grief.

What is optimistic attributional style?

An individual with an optimistic attributional style tends to see positive events as being internal, stable, and global – while dismissing negative events as external, unstable, and specific.

How can attributional style influence the likelihood of developing depression?

‘Attributions of uncontrollability’ (i.e. the extent to which the causes of events are perceived as uncontrollable) has been shown to increase the likelihood that a person with a depressogenic attributional style will develop depressive symptoms in response to an adverse event [28].

What is Aaron Beck’s theory?

Basic premise: Aaron T. Beck’s cognitive theory of depression proposes that persons susceptible to depression develop inaccurate/unhelpful core beliefs about themselves, others, and the world as a result of their learning histories.

What is collaborative empiricism?

Collaborative empiricism, which involves a systemic process of therapist and patient working together to establish common goals in treatment, has been found to be one of the primary change agents in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).

What is the cognitive model of anxiety called?

A cognitive model of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is described. The model asserts that generalized anxiety is an abnormal worry state. In this model, GAD results from the usage of worrying as a coping strategy and subsequent negative evaluation of worrying.

What is Becks cognitive model?

The cognitive model posits that the way people perceive their experiences influences their emotional, behavioral, and physiological reactions. Correcting misperceptions and modifying unhelpful thinking and behavior brings about improved reactions (Beck, 1964).

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