Professor offers inspirational tips for work
Psychiatry professor Aaron Beck has a rather uplifting view on life, and has taken his positivity to new lengths by studying the effects of cognitive therapy on individuals with serious mental disorders, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
By the way, Beck is 90 and he told the news source that he has no immediate plans for slowing down.
Beck said that staying healthy at work is a matter of doing what you love. For him, it's psychiatry and helping individuals achieve mental well-being in a non-pharmaceutical way. His current project involves testing the effects of cognitive therapy on schizophrenics.
Cognitive therapy is based on the idea that how we feel is inextricably linked to our outlook on life. The news source noted that individuals who are depressed often look at themselves, the world and the future in a negative light.
Beck was inspired to perform the research based on his own sunny disposition.
"I'm very fortunate. I was born with happy genes. I go under the assumption that every day the sun will come out and life will go on. One of the reasons I don't struggle is that I try to keep things in perspective. I don't get as ruffled as I might because I ask myself: Is it fatal? Is it the end of the world? Will I be permanently disabled?" Beck said, quoted by the news source.
The National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists has reported that cognitive therapy is an ongoing treatment that requires the patient to take personal responsibility for their care. The group said that achieving mind body spirit fitness may require an individual to do some homework, using the positive techniques they learned during therapy and practicing them at home.
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