The Integrative Power of Cognitive Therapy

by Alford, Brad A.; Beck, Aaron T.

• ISBN13: 9781572303966
• ISBN10: 1572303964
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-07-13
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

This volume presents a comprehensive statement of cognitive theory and maps the dynamic evolution of cognitive therapy into a multidimensional approach applicable to an impressive range of problems. The authors also show how cognitive therapy meets the aims and criteria of the current psychotherapy integration movement, incorporating as it does elements of interpersonal, behavioral, and psychodynamic approaches.

Author Biography

Brad A. Alford, Ph.D., a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology (ABPP), is currently Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Mississippi for training in clinical psychology and applied behaviorism, and later was a Fellow at the Center for Cognitive Therapy, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Alford's research and publications have examined empirical, theoretical, and philosophical aspects of behaviorism and cognitive therapy.

Aaron T. Beck, M.D., is University Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania and President of the Institute for Cognitive Therapy in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. He is the author or coauthor of ten books and over 300 other publications. Dr. Beck is the recipient of awards from the American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Psychopathological Association, the Society for Psychotherapy Research, and many other professional organizations and academic institutions.

Table of Contents

Theory and Metatheory of Cognitive Therapy

Theory

Metatheory

Cognitive Mediation of Consequences

Cognitive Therapy and Psychotherapy Integration

An Analysis of Integrative Ideology

Cognitive Theory as an Integrative Theory for Clinical Practice

Cognitive Therapy as Integrative Therapy: Examples in Theory and Clinical Practice

Panic Disorder: The Convergence of Conditioning and Cognitive Models

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

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