Question Preface: One of your best friends feels that he fails at everything he

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Question Preface: One of your best friends feels that he fails at everything he does and that his life isn't worth living. When you suggest that he talk to a psychotherapist, your friend responds, “Talking won't help. The more I talk about myself, the more I think about my problems. The more I think about my problems, the more depressed I get.”

Primary Post:In your own words, explain why your friend's comment illustrates his need for cognitive therapy. Further, explain what procedures a cognitive therapist would use to help your friend overcome his negative feelings?

Secondary Post: Based upon the research, discuss (in your own words) the appropriateness of biomedical approach for depression.

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Primary Post: explain why your friend's comment illustrates his need for cognitive therapy. Further, explain what procedures a cognitive therapist would use to help your friend overcome his negative feelings?

My friends comment illustrates that he needs cognitive therapy because of the fact that he has exceptionally low morale and has a completely negative self image. It is very important that his self image should be improved and he needs to develop a positive self image. People with a high negative self image may grow up on their depression and may end up committing suicide being miserably disappointed with themselves.

A cognitive therapist has to work with him such that his idea about himself should improve. For this, he needs to give the client a number of exercises that would eliminate the insecurities he has. For this:

Secondary Post: Based upon the research, discuss the appropriateness of biomedical approach for depression.

Medical research is concentrating on developing questionnaires for depression among the patients throughout the different age groups. Also, research is concentrated on the prevalence of depression and suicide based on the socio economic status of the person and the community that he has grown upon. Cultural differences are also been taken into consideration through a branch referred to as cross cultural psychology.

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