Sentences with phrase «skills deficit theory»

To do so, this study integrated principles from the integrative model of risk from depressed mother to offspring, attachment theory, and the social skills deficit theory of depression.

Lewinsohn's (1974) social skills deficit theory of depression claims that low social skills increase the risk of social rejection and low quality relationships which in turn makes individuals vulnerable to depression.

The findings reported here add to the literature on social skills and depression by integrating principles from attachment theory and the social skills deficit theory of depression to show that a key predictor of low social skills and subsequently depressive symptoms is the amount of emotional support one perceives from their mother.

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Mar. 14, 2014 — A brain - mapping study of patients with schizophrenia has found that areas associated with the ability to imitate are impaired, providing new support for the theory that deficits in this basic cognitive skill may underlie the profound difficulty with social interactions that characterize the disorder.