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Also known as Aaron Temkin Beck, Aaron T. Beck

American psychiatrist, researcher, therapist

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  • Flower Comes Before the Fruit
  • Who's Watching the Master's Sheep
  • For the Gospel's Sake
  • Evil

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1970-07-08
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  • Cognitive therapy seeks to alleviate psychological stresses by correcting faulty conceptions and self-signals. By correcting erroneous beliefs we can lower excessive reactions.

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Born
Aaron Temkin Beck , ( 1921-07-18 ) July 18, 1921, Providence, Rhode Island , U.S.
Died
November 1, 2021 (2021-11-01) (aged 100), Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater
Brown University ( AB ) Yale University ( MD )
Known for
Beck Depression Inventory
Spouse
Phyllis W. Beck ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1950 ) ​
Children
4, including Judith
Awards
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Fields
Psychiatry
Institutions
University of Pennsylvania , Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Doctoral students
Steven D. Hollon , Jeffrey Young , Gregg R. Henriques

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Aaron Temkin Beck (July 18, 1921 – November 1, 2021) was an American psychiatrist who was a professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. He is regarded as the father of cognitive therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). His pioneering methods are widely used in the treatment of clinical depression and various anxiety disorders. Beck also developed self-report measures for depression and anxiety, notably the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), which became one of the most widely used instruments for measuring the severity of depression. In 1994 he and his daughter, psychologist Judith S. Beck, founded the nonprofit Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, which provides CBT treatment and training, as well as research. Beck served as President Emeritus of the organization up until his death.

Beck was noted for his writings on psychotherapy, psychopathology, suicide, and psychometrics. He published more than 600 professional journal articles, and authored or co-authored 25 books. He was named one of the "Americans in history who shaped the face of American psychiatry", and one of the "five most influential psychotherapists of all time" by The American Psychologist in July 1989.

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