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Cognitive therapy: Nature and relation to behavior therapy

Aaron T. Beck
- 01 May 1970 - 
- Vol. 1, Iss: 2, pp 184-200
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Cognitive therapy based on cognitive theory is designed to modify the individual's idiosyncratic, maladaptive ideation as mentioned in this paper, which leads to symptom relief, by loosening the grip of his perseverative, distorted ideation, the patient is enabled to formulate his experiences more realistically.
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This article is published in Behavior Therapy.The article was published on 1970-05-01. It has received 627 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cognitive therapy & Cognitive reframing.

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Cognitive Therapy of Depression

TL;DR: Hollon and Shaw as discussed by the authors discuss the role of emotions in Cognitive Therapy and discuss the integration of homework into Cognitive Therapy, and discuss problems related to Termination and Relapse.
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The Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Review of Meta-analyses

TL;DR: The evidence-base of CBT is very strong and the strongest support exists for CBT of anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders, bulimia, anger control problems, and general stress.
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The interpersonal theory of suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of a decade of cross-national research.

TL;DR: A systematic review of the unpublished and published, peer-reviewed literature examining the relationship between interpersonal theory constructs and suicidal thoughts and behaviors supported the interpersonal theory; and alternative configurations of theory variables were similarly useful for predicting suicide risk as theory-consistent pathways.
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Do we need to challenge thoughts in cognitive behavior therapy

TL;DR: There is little empirical support for the role of cognitive change as causal in the symptomatic improvements achieved in CBT, and a comprehensive review of component studies finds little evidence that specific cognitive interventions significantly increase the effectiveness of the therapy.
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Reason and emotion in psychotherapy

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Personality and Assessment

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the acquired meaning of stimuli and on the situation as perceived, viewing the individual as a cognitive-affective being who construes, interprets, and transforms the stimulus in a dynamic reciprocal interaction with the social world.
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Persuasion and healing

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A laboratory task for induction of mood states

TL;DR: Post-experimental questionnaire data strongly supported the conclusion that Elation and Depression treatments had indeed induced elation and depression, and indicated that the obtained mood changes could not be attributed to artifactual effects.