Knowra Aaron T. Beck Aaron T. Beck Aaron Temkin Beck (1921–2021) was an American psychiatrist who developed cognitive therapy, a structured treatment that helped establish cognitive behavioral therapy.
Cognitive therapy : A structured psychotherapy developed by Aaron Beck that identifies and tests distressing thoughts. Beck’s central therapeutic innovation became one of CBT’s foundations.
Cognitive triad : A pattern of negative beliefs about oneself, the world, and the future associated with depression in Beck’s model. It specifies the three linked targets in Beck’s account of depressive thinking.
Judith S. Beck : An American psychologist and educator known for advancing cognitive behavior therapy and training clinicians. She helped transmit and develop the cognitive therapy approach associated with her father.
Cognitive behavioral therapy : A structured psychotherapy that examines interactions among thoughts, emotions, and behaviors to reduce distress. Beck’s cognitive therapy became a major foundation for this broader family of treatments.
Depression (mental disorder) : A mental disorder involving persistent low mood or loss of interest, alongside changes in thinking and functioning. Beck’s work on depression produced the first systematic form of his cognitive therapy.
Automatic thought : A rapid, situation-linked thought that arises with little deliberate effort and may shape emotion and behavior. Beck’s therapy brings these often-unnoticed thoughts into awareness for examination.
Gregory K. Brown : An American psychologist who studies cognitive therapy and treatments for depression and suicide risk. His research tested and extended Beck’s treatment methods for difficult clinical problems.
Evidence-based practice : The use of research evidence, professional expertise, and relevant circumstances to guide clinical decisions. Controlled studies of Beck’s therapy helped make psychotherapy outcomes more central to treatment evaluation.
Cognitive model of depression : Beck’s account of depression as involving negative views of the self, world, and future. This model linked his observations of depressed patients to a testable treatment approach.
Cognitive restructuring : A therapeutic method for identifying, evaluating, and revising unhelpful patterns of thought. It describes a core procedure used to test interpretations in Beck’s approach.
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