PRISONERS OF HATE

PRISONERS OF HATE examines the psychology of destructive behavior, on both personal and global levels.

World-renowned psychiatrist Dr. Aaron T. Beck has always been at the forefront of cognitive therapy research. In PRISONERS OF HATE, the Father of Cognitive Therapy presents a revolutionary look at destructive behavior - from domestic abuse to genocide to war - and provides a solid framework for remedying these crucial problems. In this book, Dr. Beck - illustrates the specific psychological aberrations underlying anger, interpersonal hostility, ethnic conflict, genocide, and war; - clarifies why perpetrators of evil deeds are motivated by a belief that they are doing good; - explains how the offenders are locked into distorted belief systems that control their behavior and shows how the same distortions in thinking occur in a rampaging mob as in an enraged spouse; - provides a blueprint for correcting warped thinking and belief systems and, consequently, undercutting various forms of hostility; - discusses how the individual and society as a whole might use the tools of psychotherapy to block the psychological pathways to war, genocide, rape, and murder. 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. In 1994 he and his daughter, psychologist Judith S. Beck, founded the nonprofit Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, which provides CBT treatment and training, as well as research. Beck served as President Emeritus of the organization up until his death.