Aaron Beck

Who is Aaron Beck?
Explain his Cognitive Triad Theory
Describe Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a treatment for depression
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Aaron Beck is an American psychiatrist who is best known for pioneering the use of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). He revolutionized psychotherapy in general by applying science and replicable data to create more efficient therapeutic techniques.Aaron Beck's  cognitive traid theory is a traid theory of types of negative thought present in depression. The traids form part of his Cognitive Theory of Depression
"The traids involve negative thoughts about"

1. The self (i.e., self is worthless)
2. The world/environment (i.e., world is unfair), and
3. The future (i.e., future is hopeless).

(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beck's_cognitive_triad)

Cognitive behavioral therapy is a common type of mental health counseling, which can be a very helpful tool in treating mental illnesses such as anxiety or depression. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is generally short-term and focused on helping clients deal with a very specific problem. During the course of treatment, people learn how to identify and change destructive or disturbing thought patterns that have negative influences on behavior. The goal of cognitive behavior therapy is to teach patients that while they cannot control every aspect of the world around them, they can take control of how they interpret and deal with things in their environment.

There are a number of different approaches to CBT that are regularly used by mental health professionals. These types include:

• Rational Emotive Therapy
• Cognitive Therapy
• Multimodal Therapy  

  (Source: http://psychology.about.com/od/psychotherapy/a/cbt.htm)