ABSTRACT
Cognitive behaviour therapy is based on the cognitive model of depression. Biological models of depression are more implicated in severe and recurrent depressions. Biological factors can be considered to be either innate or acquired. Studies have shown that depression is associated with altered functioning of brain neurotransmitters called monoamine. Some drugs used for other medical conditions are known to reduce the levels of monamines in the brain, and these are associated with an increased risk of depression. The psychodynamic model of therapy encourages the client to talk about whatever comes into their head, which will encourage repressed thoughts and unconscious preoccupations to emerge, possibly in a distorted or symbolic way. The therapist must allow the client to witness their genuine feelings; therefore they have to listen to what the client is telling them. Empathy is the sensing of the client's feelings, which allows the therapist to step into the client's world and understand their feelings.
