This method seeks to treat “arbitrary inference” and “selective abstraction.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this method developed by Aaron Beck. This method seeks to address a negative “cognitive triad” that an individual has about themselves, their environment, and their future.
ANSWER: cognitive behavioral therapy [or CBT; prompt on cognitive therapy or behavioral therapy]
[10e] Cognitive behavioral therapy is most often employed to treat this mental health condition characterized by loss of interest and low self-esteem.
ANSWER: clinical depression [or major depressive disorder; or MDD]
[10h] Aaron Beck developed a true-or-false twenty-question scale named for this feeling to assess it in individuals suffering from depression. Lyn Abramson proposed that this feeling arises from perceived occurrences of negative life events.
ANSWER: hopelessness [accept hopelessness depression; accept the Beck Hopelessness Scale; accept descriptions of a lack of hope]
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