While some therapies may be more effective in treating some disorders than others, the cognitive-behavioral perspective, a modified version of Aaron Beck’s original cognitive therapy, has demonstrated its ability to be one of the most effective treatments for abnormal behavior. Not only does this perspective help patients change the way they think, it also helps change the way they act. Beck’s original technique was to engage the patient and slowly reveal to the patient how irrational they were being through conservation. In essence, he was trying to show patients how illogical their thinking was. And since the cognitive approach believes that what we think will influence what we feel, the patient is then likely to change his train of thought
