Depression Treatment Applications Flashcards
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In CBT for depression, 'pleasant events scheduling' is primarily derived from which theoretical framework?
Answer: Lewinsohn's behavioral model
Lewinsohn's model links depression to low rates of response-contingent positive reinforcement, making pleasant events scheduling a core intervention.
A CBT therapist uses role-playing to help a depressed client practice assertiveness. This technique primarily targets:
Answer: Interpersonal skill deficits
Role-playing behavioral rehearsal addresses interpersonal skill deficits that often maintain depression through social withdrawal and conflict.
Which of the following best describes 'rumination' in the context of depression treatment?
Answer: Repetitive passive focus on distress and its causes
Rumination is a maladaptive repetitive thinking style that maintains and exacerbates depression without moving toward problem-solving.
A therapist using CBT for depression introduces 'activity monitoring' in the first two sessions. The PRIMARY purpose is to:
Answer: Establish a baseline of activity and mood patterns
Activity monitoring establishes a behavioral baseline revealing connections between activities, mood, mastery, and pleasure before intervention begins.
Which schema is MOST commonly associated with chronic depression in Young's schema therapy framework?
Answer: Emotional deprivation
The emotional deprivation schema — the belief that one's emotional needs will never be met — is strongly linked to chronic depressive presentations.
When treating comorbid depression and anxiety with CBT, the therapist should generally:
Answer: Assess which disorder is primary and sequence treatment accordingly
Clinical judgment about which disorder is primary, most impairing, or maintaining the other should guide sequencing in comorbid presentations.
A depressed client identifies 'mind reading' as a frequent cognitive distortion. An appropriate homework assignment would be:
Answer: Test the assumption by asking others directly
Behavioral experiments that gather real data — such as asking others directly — test and challenge mind-reading assumptions effectively.