COPING IN DEPRESSION: EXPLANATORY STYLE AND TYPES OF DEPRESSIVE EXPERIENCES
Keywords:
anaclitic and introjective depression, copíng, explanationsAbstract
This study investigates the relationships between verbal coping attitude, explanatory style and types of depressive experiences. Subjects were 43 adult participants in an open therapeutic group for mood disorders. The prevalent verbal coping attitude was verified during 13 sessions. Scales were used for evaluating explanatory style and types of depression. The pessimistic explanatory style occured, specia/ly in the mixed type of depressíon. AI/ participants with an íntrojective type of depression presented a comprehensive and resolutive coping attitude, which was also statístically related to transítory explanations for good events. lnstead, "complainers" tended to believe in the causal stability for good situations. The discussion focuses on explanatory style and depression studies, emphasizing the importance of clínica/ intervention for coping and healthy deve/opment.
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