What are challenges facing the Cognitive Perspective of Psychology?
The cognitive perspective in psychology as it relates to mental illness, depression, etc. is being challenged by an emerging bio-psychological model which theorizes that some mental illnesses (such as schizophrenia), personality disorders (like bipolar disorder) and depression may have biological causes more so than psychological causes. Cognitive psychology theory believes that it is our internal thought process which controls our mood. In cognitive theory, a person is depressed because of their cognitions (i.e. thinking, “I am a bad person”). Many cognitive theories about mental illness and disorder are being challenged in light of new biological and medical research.