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Depressive thinking and dysfunctional schematic mental models

J D Teasdale1, C A Lloyd, J M Hutton

  • 1MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge CB2 2EF, UK.

The British Journal of Clinical Psychology
|October 24, 1998
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Depression thinking stems from altered mental models, not just negative thoughts. This study supports the schematic mental models view in depressed individuals, particularly those in treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Depression is often associated with negative thinking patterns.
  • Existing theories propose either generalized negative construct accessibility or altered schematic mental models as explanations.
  • This study investigates which theory better explains mood-dependent negative thinking in depression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the replicability and generalizability of findings on depression and thinking patterns.
  • To differentiate between the schematic mental models view and the construct accessibility view.
  • To explore the role of psychiatric treatment in these cognitive processes.

Main Methods:

  • Compared 98 depressed and 50 non-depressed participants using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD).

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  • Administered a Sentence Completion Task to assess anticipated outcomes of social approval or success.
  • Utilized the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS) to evaluate cognitive distortions.

    • Main Results:

    • Depressed participants produced more positive completions on the Sentence Completion Task than controls.
    • Depressed individuals scored higher on the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (DAS).
    • Increased positive completions in depressed participants were linked to those in psychiatric treatment, who also showed more dysfunctional schematic models on the DAS.

    Conclusions:

    • Findings support the schematic mental models view of depression, where thinking is shaped by interpretive models.
    • Results contradict the construct accessibility view, which predicts more negative completions.
    • The study highlights methodological implications for using sentence completion tasks and emphasizes the impact of treatment on cognitive patterns in depression.