Beck's Cognitive Therapy: Distinctive Features

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Routledge, 2009 - Cognitive therapy - 184 pages

Beck's Cognitive Therapy: Distinctive Features explores the key contributions made by Aaron T. Beck to the development of cognitive behaviour therapy.

This book provides a concise account of Beck's work against a background of his personal and professional history. The author, Frank Wills, considers the theory and practice of Beck's cognitive therapy by firstly examining his contribution to the understanding of psychopathology, and going on to explore Beck's suggestions about the best methods of treatment. Throughout the book a commentary of how Beck's thinking differs from other approaches to CBT is provided, as well as a summary of the similarities and differences between Beck's methods and other forms of treatment including psychoanalysis and humanistic therapy.

Beck's Cognitive Therapy will be ideal reading for both newcomers to the field and experienced practitioners wanting a succinct guide.

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Contents

Cognitive therapy is organised around
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Cognitive functioning is organised around
27
Cognitive distortions play a key role in emotional
41
Copyright

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About the author (2009)

Frank Wills is an independent cognitive psychotherapist, supervisor, and trainer in Bristol, and a tutor at the University of Wales, Newport.

Bibliographic information

TitleBeck's Cognitive Therapy: Distinctive Features
Volume 2 of CBT distinctive features series
AuthorFrank Wills
Editionillustrated
PublisherRoutledge, 2009
ISBN0415439515, 9780415439510
Length184 pages
  
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