Multiple choice

According to Aaron Beck, negative, __________ underlie depression.

  1. unconscious motives

  2. unrealistic goals

  3. irrational fears

  4. self-defeating thoughts
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Explanation

Aaron Beck's cognitive theory of depression centers on the idea that negative, self-defeating thoughts (or cognitive distortions) underlie depressive symptoms. Beck identified patterns like catastrophizing, overgeneralization, and all-or-nothing thinking that maintain depressed mood, rather than unconscious motives (Freud), unrealistic goals, or irrational fears (more anxiety-related).

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