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Beck's (1976) traditional model proposes unidirectional effects from cognitive constructs on depressive symptoms (Pössel, 2011). He identified three mechanisms (Beck and Alford, 2009) that he deemed responsible for depression. The cognitive triad has three forms of negative thinking: negative thoughts about the self, the world and the future (Hodgson, 2000). The interaction between these components interfere with usual cognitive processing. This results in the individual becoming consumed with negative beliefs and thoughts. The second mechanism is a set of beliefs and expectations about yourself that are negative and pessimistic. These negative self-schemas leave the individual predisposed to depression, and therefore someone who has developed …show more content…

They results showed that those women considered to have been high in cognitive vulnerability were most likely to experience post-natal depression. These cognitions can be seen before depression develops, suggesting that Becks theory may be right about cognition causing depression. This research demonstrates that many people suffering from abnormalities exhibit faulty thought patterns. Therefore due to supporting research cognitive explanations appear to offer a valid account of …show more content…

An issue with the localisation of brain function is generalisability. E. This is because the pattern of activation observed in response to various behaviours can vary from individual to individual. E. For example, Harasty et al (1987) found that women have proportionally larger Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas than men. L. This is problematic because it suggests that there are gender differences in the localisation of the brain which affects the generalisability of the theory. P. An issue with location as an explanation of brain function is the use of case study evidence E. For example, that of Phineas Gage who damaged his frontal lobe in an accident and consequently suffered from impaired motor control. E. This was a unique case which means that it would be hard to replicate the situation – i.e. the chances of someone having exactly the same damage as Gage’s would be unlikely ever to occur. L. Therefore, the case study evidence localisation relies on fails to actually provide solid evidence due to lack of

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A group of researchers and psychiatrists from the University of Pisa in Italy write in the European Journal of Pharmacology that “depressed individuals show decreased cognitive performance and although most studies focus on cognitive performance after the development of depression, recent research has shown that even after the remittance of depression, cognitive performance does not improve” (Marazitti et al 83-86). These findings, along with numerous other studies show that cognitive performance is connected to depression, although Marazziti and her team are quick to note they were unable to answer many of the questions surrounding the connection between depression and cognitive decline (83-86). However, new findings from a group of neuroscience researchers at the University of Bari in Italy, using modern “neuroimaging techniques have allowed a better definition of this relation. Depression and cognitive dysfunction share a common neuropathological platform in cortical and sub-cortical brain areas implicated in emotional and cognitive processing which may be under the control of genetic and environmental factors (Papazacharias and Nardini 179-182). Just as the modern theory of depression highlights the importance of the structure of our brain, Papazacharias and Nardini show in their research there is structural connection between our emotions and our cognition.

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In specific, people regarded the “depression” label as uncharismatic and repulsive (Szeto et al., 2013). Moreover, participants also indicated that prejudice and discrimination were less likely to happen in individuals with depression in comparison to the other labels (Szeto et al., 2013). The participants considered depression as a non-biological illness (i.e., an illness caused by internal and external events), which led them to have a better prognosis too, while the other labels elicited responses that involved biology and genetics (Szeto et al., 2013). Szeto et al. (2013) hypothesized that the

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He dubbed this negative thinking as “negative automatic thoughts” (Beck 1976), as the thoughts seemed more spontaneous rather than as the result of deliberate thought. Through this essay, I will be discussing how the importance of our thoughts and behaviours are vital in understanding depression (Beck et al. 1979), the key components of CBT, and how negative automatic thoughts may influence our everyday lives. The three modalities of behaviour are motor, cognitive and physiological. While there are therapies that focus separately on one of these modalities, treatment programmes of Beck et al.

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