PSYCHOLOGIST

Aaron T. Beck

1921 - 2021

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Aaron Temkin Beck (July 18, 1921 – November 1, 2021) was an American psychiatrist who was a professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. He is regarded as the father of cognitive therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). His pioneering methods are widely used in the treatment of clinical depression and various anxiety disorders. Beck also developed self-report measures for depression and anxiety, notably the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), which became one of the most widely used instruments for measuring the severity of depression. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aaron T. Beck is the 29th most popular psychologist (up from 54th in 2019), the 495th most popular biography from United States (up from 860th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Psychologist. Learn more about Aaron T. Beck's academic impact at Rankless.

Aaron T. Beck is most famous for his contributions to the cognitive behavioral therapy movement. He is also noted for his contributions to the development of cognitive therapy, which is a form of psychotherapy that focuses on the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, Aaron T. Beck ranks 29 out of 235. Before him are B. F. Skinner, Edward Thorndike, Melanie Klein, Wilhelm Reich, Gustav Fechner, and Hermann Ebbinghaus. After him are Alfred Binet, Karen Horney, Princess Marie Bonaparte, Howard Gardner, Gordon Allport, and Paul Ekman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Aaron T. Beck ranks 26. Before him are Giulietta Masina, Simone Signoret, Peter Ustinov, P. V. Narasimha Rao, Gunnar Nordahl, and Sophie Scholl. After him are Joseph Beuys, Ágnes Keleti, Paulo Freire, Arthur Leonard Schawlow, Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, and Vasily Smyslov. Among people deceased in 2021, Aaron T. Beck ranks 15. Before him are Christopher Plummer, George Shultz, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Roh Tae-woo, Mikis Theodorakis, and Frank Williams. After him are F. W. de Klerk, Paul J. Crutzen, Desmond Tutu, Raffaella Carrà, Martinus J. G. Veltman, and Carlos Menem.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Aaron T. Beck ranks 495 out of 20,380. Before him are Stevie Wonder (1950), Faye Dunaway (1941), Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809), John Saxon (1935), Frank Lucas (1930), and Jefferson Davis (1808). After him are Edward Adelbert Doisy (1893), Cliff Burton (1962), Rutherford B. Hayes (1822), Fred Astaire (1899), Eddie Fisher (1928), and James Fenimore Cooper (1789).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States

Among psychologists born in United States, Aaron T. Beck ranks 9. Before him are William James (1842), Carl Rogers (1902), John B. Watson (1878), Irvin D. Yalom (1931), B. F. Skinner (1904), and Edward Thorndike (1874). After him are Howard Gardner (1943), Gordon Allport (1897), Paul Ekman (1934), Jerome Bruner (1915), Albert Ellis (1913), and Lawrence Kohlberg (1927).

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