On 19 September 2006 Gerry Peterson asked (among other things) how psychoanalysts view the award of the Lasker Prize in Medicine to Aaron Beck.
According to Joel Paris, Beck told him that in his early career whenever his data failed to confirm psychoanalytic theory he would be told by analyst colleagues to "look deeper". Later Beck would use a contrary one-liner in his lectures: "There's more on the surface than meets the eye." Paris, J. (2005). The Fall of an Icon: Psychoanalysis and Academic Psychiatry. University of Toronto Press, pp. 98-99. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org/ ----------------------------------------------------- Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:00:42 -0400 Author: "Gerald Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: a. beck's award > It's nice that a psychologically oriented therapy, supported by > empirical research, gets some recognition. Beck is a psychiatrist > however, and I am curious how many will now confuse the two fields for > their classes. Was Beck a prolific researcher himself or did he largely > develop ideas for others to examine? Have any clinoid psych folks been > similarly honored for their research? Perhaps Albert Ellis? I suppose > one should also note they were both initially psychoanalytically > oriented? > > How do psychoanalysts view this success? Do they find ways to fit his > ideas to their viewpoints? > > What is the historical relationship between Ellis' espousal of the > A-B-C model and that of the behavioral analyst? Did he derive this from > behavioral therapy/research and then adapt it to his own > rational-emotive views? Just wonderin' whether this award is worthy of > note in class presentations. Gary > > > Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D. > Professor, Psychology > Saginaw Valley State University > University Center, MI 48710 > 989-964-4491 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
