Aaron T. Beck Professions : Psychiatrist Born : July 18, 1921 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Aaron T. Beck Cognitive therapy seeks to alleviate psychological stresses by correcting faulty conceptions and self-signals. By correcting erroneous beliefs we can lower excessive reactions. Aaron T. Beck stress belief self The stronger person is not the one making the most noise but the one who can quietly direct the conversation toward defining and solving problems. Aaron T. Beck defining stronger noise As applied to substance abuse, the cognitive approach helps individuals Aaron T. Beck perspective drug emotional Some authors have conceptualized depression as a "depletion syndrome" because of the prominence of fatigability; they postulate that the patient exhausts his available energy during the period prior to the onset of the depression and that the depressed state represents a kind of hibernation, during which the patient gradually builds up a new story of energy. Aaron T. Beck hibernation energy depression Similar Authors Bruce D. Perry psychiatrist Arthur Kleinman psychiatrist Anthony Storr psychiatrist Allen Frances psychiatrist Bertrand Piccard psychiatrist Darold Treffert psychiatrist All Authors