17K views · 194 reactions | How depression thinks, explained in 60 seconds. The cognitive triad of depression describes three categories of negative cognitions that are common in the thinking of people with depression. When clients with depression misinterpret their symptoms, it reinforces their negative views of the self, the world, and the future. From our CBT for Depression online course, learn more at www.beckcbtonline.org | Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy | Facebook