Psychologist Aaron Beck Biography

Aaron Temkin Beck was born on July 18, 1921, in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the youngest of five children. Beck went on to graduate from Brown University in 1942 where he majored in English and Political Science. He then earned his M.D. from Yale University in 1946. In 1950, Beck married Phyllis W. Beck and the couple went on to have four children. His daughter, Judith S. Beck, is also an influential cognitive-behavior therapist who serves as the President of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

最着名的

• Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)
• Beck Depression Inventory
• Beck Hopelessness Scale
• 贝克认知行为治疗研究所

职业

Beck entered Yale intent on studying psychiatry, but became discouraged after taking his first course in精神分析，他最初被视为“废话”。最终，在完成精神病旋转后，他对精神分析方法令人着迷，他认为他的易于回答有关心理障碍的问题。“我得出结论，”贝克写在1958年的信函上，“那个概念制度，特别适合医学学生和医生的需求：精神分析。”

贝克花在他的职业生涯早期的大部分时间里，研究和研究精神分析，特别是在使用抑郁症的治疗。经过几年的练习psychoanalytic therapy，Beck开始发现该方法缺乏他所期望的科学严谨，结构和经验证据。他的兴趣转向了认知方法，他在宾夕法尼亚大学精神病院工作后加强了这一领域的研究，他建立了萧条研究诊所。

His focus soon shifted to helping patients identify these negative automatic thoughts and replace them with more realistic and accurate thoughts in order to minimize distorted thinking patterns that contribute to depression. Successfully treating any disorder, Beck found, involved making patients aware of these negative thought patterns. This approach to treatment eventually became known as认知行为治疗（CBT）。

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除了采用广泛使用的评估秤外，贝克还发表了600多篇专业论文和24本书在他的职业生涯中。Beck还获得了许多荣誉的工作，包括五个荣誉学位，来自医学研究所的Lienhard奖，为他的认知治疗和肯尼迪社区健康奖。

今天，贝克继续作为宾夕法尼亚大学精神病学教授。他的工作影响了许多心理学家，包括马丁塞里格曼他的女儿朱克贝克。

选择出版物

贝克，A.T.(1967).抑郁症的诊断和管理。Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.

贝克，A.T.(1970).抑郁症：原因和治疗。Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.

贝克，A.T.（1975）。认知治疗和情绪障碍。纽约，纽约：经络。

贝克，A.T., Rush, A.J., Shaw, B.F., & Emery, G. (1979).抑郁症的认知治疗。纽约，纽约：桂福德新闻。

贝克，A.T., Freeman, A., & Davis, D.D. (2003).人格障碍的认知治疗。纽约，纽约：桂福德新闻。

Beck，A.T.，Emery，G.，＆Greenberg，R.L.（2005）。Anxiety disorders and phobias: A cognitive perspective。New York, NY: Basic Books.

克拉克，D.A.，＆Beck，A.T.（2010）。认知治疗焦虑症：科学与实践。纽约，纽约：桂福德新闻。