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Psych cognitive
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are main assumptions? | The brain is a processor. Theory is not concerned by input but by processes used and output. |
| How is abnormality caused? | Beck and Ellis's ABC model. NATs. Schemata. |
| Strengths | Used by NHS. Relatively cheap and quick. |
| Weaknesses | Victim-blaming. Not useful for psychoses. Ignores biology. 'Depressive realism'. |
| Treatments | CBT. RET. SIT (3 stages) |
| Strengths of treatments | Meichenbaums supports SIT. As effective as drugs for anxiety/depression. |
| Weaknesses of treatments | Dwelling on subject could make more depressed. |