Depression is a medical condition that requires treatment by a mental health profession and can be cured with proper treatment. Two main therapeutic approaches to depression are Biological and Cognitive-Behavioral. The cognitive behavioral perspective believes that one’s thoughts have the ability to affect or trigger depression. Cognitive behaviorist believe that depression is a direct result of individuals being unable to positively adapt to day to day stress and by altering one’s thinking, it can reverse the effects of …show more content…
Aaron Beck, negative thoughts, generated by dysfunctional beliefs are typically the primary cause of depressive symptoms (2007). Beck also affirms that there are three main dysfunctional principles that dominate the thought process of those who are depressed: 1) I am inadequate; 2) All of my experiences result in defeats or failures; 3) The future is hopeless. Together, these three principles are known as the Negative Cognitive Triad.
PERSONALIZATION
This includes assuming liability and fault for anything disagreeable that happens. For example, trusting that in the event that somebody is in a terrible temperament, then it is your fault. Someone who takes part in personalization might likewise consider themselves to be the reason for some unfortunate outside occasion that they were not in charge of (Grohol 2009). Low self regard ordinarily comes when individuals reprimand themselves pointlessly for awful things that happen.
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