What Is the Beck Depression Inventory?

The Beck Depression Inventory is a measure of depression. The entire scale includes the following 21 groups of items, each group has 4 sentences, and the Arabic numerals before each sentence are grade points. You can circle the number in front of the sentence that best suits your situation based on the feelings of the past week. After all 21 groups are done, add the circled scores of each group to get the total score. Based on the total score, you can understand whether or not you have depression, and the extent of depression.

Baker Depression Rating Scale

The Beck Depression Inventory is a measure of depression. The entire scale includes the following 21 groups of items, each group has 4 sentences, each sentence is marked before

Baker Cognitive Therapy ^[2] was gradually created by AT Beck in clinical practice studying depression treatment. Baker believes that cognition produces emotions and behaviors, and abnormal cognition produces abnormal emotions and behaviors. Cognition is the mediator of emotions and behaviors. Emotional problems and behavioral problems are related to distorted cognition.

Forms of cognitive distortion

Arbitrary inference. Refers to a sudden conclusion without sufficient and relevant evidence. Selective abstration. Refers to drawing conclusions with a single detail throughout the event without losing the importance of the entire content. Overgeneralization. Refers to the improper application of extreme beliefs from an unexpected event to dissimilar events or circumstances. Magnification and exaggeration. Refers to the excessive emphasis on the importance of negative events. Personalization is the tendency to associate external events with oneself, even if there is no reason to make such a connection. Polarized thinking refers to the extreme categorization of experience when thinking or explaining things in an all-or-nothing manner, or using "either ..." As "good or bad".

Adaptation

It is most effective for mild to moderate depression and non-psychotic depression. Depression associated with physical illness or physiological dysfunction also has a good effect. Endogenous depression or psychotic depression requires medication. Generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobic obsessive-compulsive disorder, alcohol addiction, drug addiction, etc.

Psychosomatic disorders such as migraine and chronic pain

It also has a good effect on behavior problems such as hyperactive behavior disorder and impulsive behavior.