Abstract
From a behavioural point of view, the phenomenon of depression was explored relatively late. Generally, the behavioural models of depression are related to a pattern characterized by a reduced social repertoire, e.g. by ‘a reduced frequency of emission of positively reinforced behaviour’ (<i>Ferster</i>). Accordingly, different models are distinguished today, e.g. the social-reinforcement model, the model of ‘learned helplessness’ (<i>Seligman</i>) and the avoidance model (<i>Mc Auley and Quinn</i>). It seems to be doubtful if the characteristic details of depression consist only of a deficiency in behaviour. Thus, ruminations or sleep disturbances, as stage-by-stage sleeping, can be considered as behavioural plus. Considering the importance of the psychophysiological results of <i>Lader</i> or the psychopathological considerations of <i>Berner</i>, more emphasis should be put on the influence of cognitive processes, the effect of proprioceptive stimuli or the significance of neurophysiological activation.
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