AP PSYCHOLOGY

TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

COGNITIVE THERAPY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who invented cognitive behavioral therapy?
A
Marsha Lineman
B
Sigmund Freud
C
Aaron Beck
D
Erik Erikson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 1960s, Aaron Beck developed cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) or cognitive therapy.

Detailed explanation-2: -About Beck Institute Cognitive Behavior Therapy helps people identify their distressing thoughts and evaluate how realistic the thoughts are. Then they learn to change their distorted thinking. When they think more realistically, they feel better.

Detailed explanation-3: -Beck discovered that his depressed patients often experienced spontaneous negative thoughts about themselves, the world, and others. Patients who ruminated on these thoughts then began to treat them as valid and accurate.

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