Outline two behavioural characteristics of depression.
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Outline two behavioural characteristics of depression.
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A researcher studying depression wanted to see whether or not there was a relationship between level of self-esteem and negative schema score. She constructed two questionnaires and asked ten people who had been diagnosed with depression to complete them.
One questionnaire measured the participant’s level of self-esteem. A low score indicated low self-esteem.
The other questionnaire measured whether the participant showed evidence of negative schema. A low score indicated evidence of negative schema.
The two sets of results for each participant are shown in the table below.
Table 1 Self-esteem score and negative schema score for each patient
Participant |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Self-esteem score |
8 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
20 |
22 |
Negative schema score |
11 |
15 |
13 |
18 |
12 |
14 |
20 |
16 |
17 |
19 |
Is negative schema score best described as measuring a cognitive, emotional or behavioural characteristic of depression? Shade one box only
A Cognitive
B Emotional
C Behavioural
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Discuss the cognitive approach to treating depression.
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Which two of the following are cognitive characteristics of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)?
Choose two from the options A, B, C, D and E.
A Awareness that behaviour is irrational
B Compulsions
C Disgust
D High anxiety
E Obsessions
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