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Psych cognitive
Question | Answer |
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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. |