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Topic 3: Psychological problems
Quick questions on Explaining unipolar depression: genes and cognitive theory - Edexcel GCSE Psychology
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Strength: the cognitive theory leads directly to an effective treatment (cognitive behavioural therapy), and negative thinking patterns are reliably found in depressed people. Weakness: it is not always clear whether negative thinking causes depression or is a symptom of it, and it can seem to blame the person for their illness. The genetic explanation is reductionist (focusing on one gene), and the strongest account combines both.
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Name the three parts of Beck's negative triad. [3 marks]
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Which version of the serotonin-transporter gene did Caspi link to higher depression risk? [1 mark]
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Explain one weakness of the cognitive theory of depression. [2 marks]
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