GCSE Psychology · key term

ABC model

Definition

Albert Ellis’s cognitive explanation of depression, in which an activating event (A) is interpreted through beliefs (B), leading to emotional and behavioural consequences (C).

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OCR GCSE Psychology · J203

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Albert Ellis proposed the ABC model in 1957 as a psychological explanation of clinical depression. It is a cognitive explanation: it focuses on how people think about themselves and their experiences.
Revise: The ABC Model of Clinical Depression

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OCR GCSE Psychology · J203

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