Cognitive Factors in Depression
ØLearned helplessness theory
vIndividuals feel hopeless and helpless in the face of repeated negative life events that are beyond their control and basically give up trying
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ØAttribution theory
vPeople’s depression is the result of negative attributions for failures that are:
§Personal (‘It’s all my fault’)
§Stable (‘I’ll always be this way’)
§Global (‘I’m a total loser’)