Learned Helplessness Model - Depression (Psychology notes)

—————————————- Learned Helplessness Model 1. Learned Helplessness l. Uncontrollable > sense of helplessness > depression aversive events 2. Attributional Reformulation > attibuted to global and aversive events stable factors > sense of helplessness. > depression No response to alter the situation 3. Hopelessness > attribution to global > sense of hoplessness and stable factors - no response aversive events or other cognitive factors available to alter the situation and an expectation that desirable will not occur. > depression. SSRI only block repute of serotonin - others are not blocked. SSRI are effective for depression. Ten different types of receptor for serotonin therefore fewer side effects. PET scants where blood inflowing. Pre post study - blood flow was significantly different than control group. 1/2 drug therapy/ 1/2 cognitively. Equal response in subjective feelings pattern of unusual blood flow had resolved. Therefore both seemed to make a change to correct the depression. Can change brain function in more than one way. Which one is better? No one better or worse. Cognitive is better in my book of study. However, studies not done. No one looked at the level of intelligence. For someone to be successful in Psychodynamic - must have verbal high I.Q. People of high verbal intelligence do not do well. Why? If depressed and told “why I feel worthless I would get very angry because I am more analytical than that.” You can change currency with drugs but drugs will not provide specific information. Treatment used depends on the individual.