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NICHIREN FERNANDEZ
Cognitive Etiology of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
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NICHIREN FERNANDEZ
Cognitive Etiology of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
- Focuses on how maladaptive thinking patterns, beliefs and cognitive biases contribute to the onset and maintenance of depression.
Aaron Beck’s Cognitive Theory of Depression
Core Idea: Depression results from systematic negative thinking.
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Cognitive Distortions
Systematic errors in thinking, including:
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Learned Helplessness Theory (Seligman)
Core Idea: Depression develops when individuals learn they have no control over outcomes.
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Limitations / Evaluation
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Reductionist:
Underplays biological factors (genes, neurotransmitters)
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