Author Question: Which of the following would NOT support the cognitive specificity hypothesis? a. Persons who ... (Read 59 times)

frankwu · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Which of the following would NOT support the cognitive specificity hypothesis?

a. Persons who share certain disorders seem inclined to employ similar cognitive distortions.
b. Persons with depression often have a negative attributional style.
c. Persons prone to depression often interpret negative events as occurring because of internal, global, and stable factors.
d. Normal and abnormal behaviors are triggered by cognitive interpretation of events, rather than by the events themselves.

Question 2

Which of the following was not a significant predictor of depression in chronically ill
youth?

a. Gender
b. Severe restrictions on activities as a result of the illness
c. The likelihood of dying from the illness
d. Perceived decreases in attractiveness brought about by the illness
e. A family history of depression