Abstract
In Chapter 2 we explore this textbook classic and its contribution to clinical psychology. The chapter authors Dirk Hermans, Yannick Boddez and Bram Vervliet ask ‘What would a parallel universe look like in which [the romantically linked] Watson and Rayner never met?’, Well, it’s very plausible that modern-day treatments for anxiety would not be exposure based and behaviour focused. We might all be practising psychoanalysis today were it not for Watson’s inspired desire to show that a clinical application of empirically validated principles of conditioning was possible. Undoubtedly, one of the most significant influences on modern-day clinical psychology practice has been Aaron Beck, arguably one of the founding fathers of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). So for that reason we’ve included two articles authored by Beck, one on the origins of cognitive therapy (Beck, 1964), and one discussing his influential cognitive model of depression.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Clinical Psychology |
| Subtitle of host publication | Revisiting the Classic Studies |
| Editors | Graham C. L. Davey |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing |
| Chapter | 2 |
| Pages | 27-40 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781526483218 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781526428127, 9781526428110 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul-2019 |