Publication: Distinguiendo ansiedad y depresión: revisión de la hipótesis de la especificidad de contenido de Beck
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1993
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Universidad de Murcia
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Tras presentar la hipótesis de la especificidad de contenido, que trata de distinguir la ansiedad de la depresión en el marco de la teoría cognitiva de Beck, se revisan aquellos estudios que han examinado las diferencias y semejanzas cognitivas entre ambos estados psicopatológicos utilizando un diseño de comparación de grupos. En general, existe un apoyo empírico razonable a la hipótesis, aunque es mucho mayor a nivel de los productos cognitivos que a nivel de las operaciones o proposiciones cognitivas; asimismo, el apoyo es mayor al estudiar poblaciones clínicas que subclínicas. La revisión sugiere la necesidad de replantear el supuesto de que la distinción es uniforme a lo largo de todos los constructos cognitivos y de todos los niveles de sintomatología.
After introducing the content-specificity hypothesis, which tries to distinguish anxiety from depression in the framework of Beck's cognitive theory, studies examining cognitive differences and similarities between both psychopathological states with a comparative design of groups are reviewed. In general terms, the hypothesis is reasonably supported by empirical evidence, although evidence is stronger at level of cognitive products than at level of cognitive operations or propositions; likewise, evidence is stronger at studying clinical populations than subclinical ones. Review suggests the need of restating the assumption that the distinction is homogeneous throughout all cognitive constructs and all levels of symptomatology.
After introducing the content-specificity hypothesis, which tries to distinguish anxiety from depression in the framework of Beck's cognitive theory, studies examining cognitive differences and similarities between both psychopathological states with a comparative design of groups are reviewed. In general terms, the hypothesis is reasonably supported by empirical evidence, although evidence is stronger at level of cognitive products than at level of cognitive operations or propositions; likewise, evidence is stronger at studying clinical populations than subclinical ones. Review suggests the need of restating the assumption that the distinction is homogeneous throughout all cognitive constructs and all levels of symptomatology.
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Este artículo está basado en la tesis doctoral que el autor llevó a cabo bajo la dirección de la Dra. María Dolores Avia Aranda.