1. Post-traumatic growth refers to the study of how people often change in positive ways in their struggles with hardship (Baillie, S. E., Sellwood, W., & Wisely, J. A. 2014). Post-traumatic growth happens when positive changes take place after experiencing adversity (Rendon, J. 2015). These changes can be related to physical, emotional and mental health. Post-traumatic growth demonstrates that trauma does not need to be entirely destructive in a person’s life but that it can actually help a person grow in different ways (Rendon, J. 2015). Post-traumatic growth is not about returning to the previous state of being prior to traumatic suffering; but rather about the deep and meaningful life changing process that includes psychological shifts in thinking and relating to the world that contribute to a personal process of change (Baillie, S. E., Sellwood, W., & Wisely, J. A. 2014).
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Beck's cognitive theory of depression states that depressive thoughts reflecting negative views of self, world, and future (the "cognitive triad") are responsible for the symptoms of depression (Zauszniewski, J. A., & Rong, J. 1999). Beck refers to symptoms as sad mood, lack of sleep or appetite and inability to work. Beck believed that depression was caused due to one’s negative view of self (Zauszniewski, J. A., & Rong, J. 1999). His view was different from other theories that believed that it was the other way around and that depression caused a negative self view. According to Haaga, D. A. F., Dyck, M. J., & Ernst, D. (1991) negative cognitive interpretations of experiences lead to these negative views of self, world, and future. The thoughts become automatic and affect feelings and behavior, leading to depression. Depressed persons view themselves as unworthy, incapable, undesirable, and unlovable. They expect failure, rejection, and dissatisfaction; these negative expectations are repetitive, unintended, and uncontrollable (Haaga, D. A. F., Dyck, M. J., & Ernst, D.
Beck's cognitive theory of depression states that depressive thoughts reflecting negative views of self, world, and future (the "cognitive triad") are responsible for the symptoms of depression (Zauszniewski, J. A., & Rong, J. 1999). Beck refers to symptoms as sad mood, lack of sleep or appetite and inability to work. Beck believed that depression was caused due to one’s negative view of self (Zauszniewski, J. A., & Rong, J. 1999). His view was different from other theories that believed that it was the other way around and that depression caused a negative self view. According to Haaga, D. A. F., Dyck, M. J., & Ernst, D. (1991) negative cognitive interpretations of experiences lead to these negative views of self, world, and future. The thoughts become automatic and affect feelings and behavior, leading to depression. Depressed persons view themselves as unworthy, incapable, undesirable, and unlovable. They expect failure, rejection, and dissatisfaction; these negative expectations are repetitive, unintended, and uncontrollable (Haaga, D. A. F., Dyck, M. J., & Ernst, D.