Aaron Beck By selina.flores@irchsonline.org Jul 18, 1921 Aaron Beck is Born Jan 1, 1942 Graduated from Brown University Jan 1, 1946 Earned Medical Degree from Yale Jun 4, 1950 Married Phyllis Whitman Jan 1, 1954 Took position at University of Pennsylvania Jan 1, 1960 Began to explore other therapeutic techniques Jan 1, 1961 Developed B.D.I Jan 1, 1967 Became an associate professor Jan 1, 1970 Period known as 'Cognitive Revolution' occured in psychology Jan 1, 1971 Awarded full professor status Jan 1, 1972 Wrote Depression: Causes and Treatments Jan 1, 1975 Wrote Cognitive Therapy and Emotional Disorders Jan 1, 1999 Wrote Prisoners of HAte: Cognitive Basis of Anger, Hate, and Violence Jan 1, 2005 Wrote Anxiety Disorders and Phobias Jan 1, 2006 Received Lasker Clinical Research Award Jul 18, 2012 91st Birthday