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Beck's cognitive triad, also known as the negative triad, is a cognitive-therapeutic view of the three key elements of a person's belief system present in depression. It was proposed by Aaron Beck in 1967. The triad forms part of his cognitive theory of depression and the concept is used as part of CBT, particularly in Beck's "Treatment of Negative Automatic Thoughts" approach.
The triad involves "automatic, spontaneous and seemingly uncontrollable negative thoughts" about:
Examples of this negative thinking include:
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