Question

Karina recently got into a fight with her best friend and they have not spoken to each other for the past week. Karina has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder recently and has been replaying the fight over and over in her mind. Name and describe three maladaptive thought processes or ways of thinking (not symptoms!) that could be affecting her reaction to the fight.

Answer 1

Karina may be experiencing three maladaptive thought processes influencing her reaction to the fight with her friend: catastrophizing the event's negative outcomes, rumination by replaying the fight, and personalization by blaming herself for the fight and its consequences.

Step-by-step explanation:

Three maladaptive thought processes that could be impacting Karina’s reaction to the fight with her best friend include:

• Catastrophizing: This is when an individual predicts only negative outcomes from an event or exaggerates the repercussions of an event. Karina may assume that the fight signifies the end of her friendship or leads to more extreme consequences in her social circle.
• Rumination: This refers to the repetitive and passive focus on the symptoms of distress, and on its possible causes and consequences, rather than solutions. Karina reliving the argument over and over could be a form of rumination, which is common in depression and can exacerbate her symptoms.
• Personalization: This is a tendency to relate external events to oneself when there is no basis for making such a connection. If Karina believes the fight and its negative outcomes are entirely her fault or a reflection of her as a person, she is engaging in personalization.

This maladaptive thinking can damage Karina’s mental health, further entrench her depressive symptoms, and hinder her ability to cope with conflicts effectively.

Answer 2

A person's delusional feelings are referred to as maladaptive thinking Following this battle and being infected with depressive syndrome Karina may have the following maladaptive feelings :

1. Underestimation of one's own abilities. Karina could imagine herself since no one as well as separated from the rest of the community in this state of mind.

2. Not being respected. Karina may be worried about not being praised about by those around herself, and that everyone is treating her about granted.

Suicidal thoughts is number three. This make people believe they are so unloved, stressed, or unhappy that maybe they should kill themselves.