Aaron Beck proposed his cognitive theory of depression in 1967, centered on what he called the cognitive triad: automatic negative thoughts about oneself, the world, and the future. Beck treated depression as significantly maintained by these distorted thinking patterns, not only by mood or biology, and the model became the direct theoretical foundation for cognitive therapy.
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Core ClaimDepression is maintained by a triad of automatic negative beliefs about the self, the world, and the future, and treating the distorted thinking directly can relieve the depression it helps sustain. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Beck's Cognitive Triad
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The triad involves automatic, spontaneous and seemingly uncontrollable negative thoughts about the self, the world or environment, and the future.
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