Behavioral excesses in depression: A learning theory hypothesis

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 598-605

  Dygdon, Judith A ^a   Dienes, Kimberly A ^a  

^a ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adjunctive behavior; behavioral activation; learned helplessness; life events stress; positive reinforcement; schedule induced behavior

Indexed keywords

ADJUNCTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGITATED DEPRESSION; ANHEDONIA; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL EXCESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; LEARNING THEORY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84878761924     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22111     Document Type: Review

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