Aaron T. Beck
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| Born | July 18, 1921 Providence, Rhode Island <tr><th>Residence</th><td>United States Image:Flag of the United States.svg</td></tr><tr><th>Nationality</th><td>American Image:Flag of the United States.svg</td></tr><tr><th>Field</th><td>Psychiatrist</td></tr><tr><th>Institution</th><td>University of Pennsylvania, Center for the Treatment and Prevention of Suicide</td></tr><tr><th>Alma Mater</th><td>Brown University, Yale Medical School</td></tr><tr><th>Known for</th><td>his research on psychotherapy, psychopathology, suicide, and psychometrics</td></tr><tr><th>Notable Prizes</th><td>2006 Lasker award</td></tr> |
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Aaron Temkin Beck (born July 18, 1921) is an American psychiatrist and a professor emeritus at the department of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. Beck is known as the father of cognitive therapy and inventor of the widely used Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Hopelessness Scale, and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).<ref>citation needed</ref>
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Aaron Beck was born in Providence, Rhode Island on July 18, 1921 as the youngest child of his three siblings. Beck’s parents came over from Russia as Jewish immigrants. Beck’s birth followed the death of his sister to an influenza epidemic. After her daughter’s death, Beck’s mother became severely depressed; this depression was lifted when Beck was born. Beck claimed this is where his need for control rooted itself. Beck had feelings of stupidity and incompetence after a near fatal illness caused from an infection from a broken arm. However, Beck taught himself how to work through his fears and problems cognitively; this is what sparked the development of his theory and therapies in later years.
[edit] Marriage and children
Beck is married with four children, Roy, Judy, Dan, and Alice, and eight grandchildren. His daughter Judy has helped him with his research.
[edit] Education
Beck attended Brown University, graduating magna cum laude in 1942. At Brown he was elected a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, was an associate editor of the Brown Daily Herald, and received the Francis Wayland Scholarship, William Gaston Prize for Excellence in Oratory, and Philo Sherman Bennett Essay Award. Beck attended Yale Medical School, graduating with an M.D. in 1946. Beck received a Lasker Clinical Research Award in 2006. <ref>citation needed</ref>
[edit] Career
Beck is the director of the Center for the Treatment and Prevention of Suicide.<ref>citation needed</ref>
Beck believed that depression is due to negative views. He believed that these negative views were towards the self, world, and future in particular. These negative views are "idiosyncratic." Depressed people say things like "I can't do my job" or "Nobody cares about me." These negative views would in turn trigger depression in a person.
[edit] Notable Events
He is noted for his research on psychotherapy, psychopathology, suicide, and psychometrics, which led to his creation of cognitive therapy, for which he received the 2006 Lasker award, and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), one of the most widely used instruments for measuring depression severity. Beck is also known for his creation of the Beck Hopelessness Scale and the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Beck believed that depression is due to unrealistic negative views about the world. Depressed people have a negative cognition in three areas that are placed into the depressive triad. They develop negative views about: themselves, the world, and their future. Beck starts treatment by engaging in conversation with clients about their negative thoughts. <ref>citation needed</ref>
[edit] Notes
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[edit] Works
[edit] Published books
- Beck, A.T., Depression: Causes and Treatment. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1972. - ISBN -4
- Scott, J., Williams, J.M., Beck, A.T., Cognitive Therapy in Clinical Practice: An Illustrative Casebook. Routledge, 1989. - ISBN 0-415-00518-3
- Alford, B.A., Beck, A.T., The Integrative Power of Cognitive Therapy. The Guilford Press, 1998. - ISBN 1-57230-396-4
- Clark, D.A., Beck, A.T.,-55798-789-0
- Beck, A.T., Freeman, A., and Davis, D.D., Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders. The Guilford Press, 2003. - ISBN 1-57230-856-7
- Wright, J.H., Thase, M.E., Beck, A.T., Ludgate, J.W., Cognitive Therapy with Inpatients: Developing A Cognitive Milieu. The Guilford Press, 2003. - ISBN 0-89862-890-3
- Winterowd, C., Beck, A.T., Gruener, D., Cognitive Therapy With Chronic Pain Patients. Springer Publishing Company, 2003. - ISBN 0-8261-4595-7
- Beck, A.T., Emery, G., and Greenberg, R.L., Anxiety Disorders And Phobias: A Cognitive Perspective. Basic Books, 2005. - ISBN 0-465-00587-X
[edit] Published letters
[edit] References
[edit] See Also
[edit] External links
- Aaron T. Beck official home page
- http://www.beckinstitute.org
- http://www.academyofct.org
- Centro de Psicología AARON BECK España
- A Beck biography and list of publications Excellent resource.
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| NAME | Beck, Aaron T. Beck |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dr. Beck, Dr. A. T. Beck, Doc. |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American Psychiatrist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Providence, Rhode Island |
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