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Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale

He also completed three standardized self-report scales before and after therapy. He initially scored 28/63 (moderate depression) on the Beck Depression Inventory and 19/63 (mild anxiety) on the Beck Anxiety. Inventory (Beck and Steer 1987). The Dysfunctional Attitude Scale (Weissman 1979) aims to measure beliefs that predispose to depression (e.g. black or white thinking and perfectionism). His score of 187/240 before CBT was above the typical mean for both controls (113) and depressed individuals (147). [Pg.121]

His Beck Depression Inventory score fell from 28 to 13/63 (not clinically depressed) and his Beck Anxiety Inventory score from 19 to 4/63 (not anxious). His rating on the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale had dropped from 187 to 155/256, including an important shift in the belief If I do not do well all the time, people will not respect me from 7 ( totally agree ) to 3 ( agree slightly ). [Pg.130]

Weissman, A. N. (1979). The Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale A validation study. Dissertation Abstracts International 40 1389b-90b. [Pg.250]


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