Question

The cognitive theory of depression states that depression results from anger directed toward the self and significant others anger directed toward the self and significant others A an excess of certain neurotransmitters in the brain an excess of certain neurotransmitters in the brain B failure in adult love relationships failure in adult love relationships C maladaptive interpretations of life events maladaptive interpretations of life events D oral fixations from disturbed mother-infant relationships

Answer 1

Answer:

The cognitive theory of depression states depression results from:

D. maladaptive interpretations of life events.

Explanation:

According to cognitive behavior theory, maladaptive cognitions lead to distorted thoughts and judgments, which would be the root for depression. People can learn such cognitions through observation. For example, they can learn by watching how their own parents cope with stress ineffectively. Another possibility is that people fail to develop coping skills due to lack of experiences that would help with it. Simply put, depressive people have a different way of thinking, of processing what happens to them.