AP PSYCHOLOGY

TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

COGNITIVE THERAPY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which theorists are associated with cognitive behavioral therapy?
A
Marsha Linehan
B
Sigmund Freud
C
Aaron Beck
D
Erik Erikson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Two of the earliest forms of Cognitive behavioral Therapy were Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy ( REBT ), developed by Albert Ellis in the 1950s, and Cognitive Therapy, developed by Aaron T. Beck in the 1960s.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the 1960s, Aaron Beck developed cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) or cognitive therapy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aaron Beck (1921-) is considered the father of cognitive therapy. Beck developed cognitive therapy with the belief that a person’s experiences result in cognitions or thoughts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Beck (1997) discovered key ideas in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, he explains different disorders were associated with different types of distorted thinking. Distorted thinking has a negative effect on our behavior no matter what type of disorder (Beck, 1997).

Detailed explanation-5: -Beck’s cognitive theory. Beck’s cognitive theory considers the subjective symptoms such as a negative view of self, world, and future defining features of depression. The model assumes that psychopathological states represent extreme or excessive forms of normal cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning.

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