Question Description
I’m trying to learn for my Nursing class and I’m stuck. Can you help?
Directions: Select two of the following questions and provide a detailed response.
1. Explain the importance of assisting individuals to identify his/her/their cognitions, behaviors, and other factors that contribute to the individual's problems.
2. According to cognitive theory, what is the basis for depressive disorders?
3. Describe two cognitive and two behavioral techniques. In what types of situations would you choose each?
4. What is the role of homework in cognitive therapy. Why is it important?
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
Individual Therapy
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INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
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Individual Therapy
What is the basis for depressive disorders according to cognitive theory?
Depressive disorders are mental conditions that interferes with a person’s thoughts and
feelings. Cognitive theories suggest the depression results from distorted thoughts and judgments
in the mind of a person (Clark & Beck, 2010). The models have long posited that several thought
processes are involved in the development and recurrence of depressive episodes in a person. As
a result, a person will develop a depressed mood from negative cognitions and underlying
schemata. In essence, depressive disorder according to cognitive theory arises from a person’s
belief and thoughts as opposed to their behaviors (Clark & Beck, 2010). The assumption is that
changes in a person’s thinking precede the onset of depression when they develop negative
thoughts. At the same time, the cognitive therapy model stresses that a person who tends to make
negative attributions about themselves, th...