What are Beck’s core beliefs?
Beck (2005) identified the existence of three categories of negative core beliefs about the self: helplessness, unlovability, and worthlessness. The helplessness category includes several beliefs associated with personal incompetence, vulnerability, and inferiority. Beck (2005) identified the existence of three categories of negative core beliefs about the self: helplessness, unlovability, and worthlessness. The helplessness category includes several beliefs associated with personal incompetence, vulnerability, and inferiority. Beck also asserts that there are three main dysfunctional belief themes (or schemas) that dominate depressed people’s thinking: 1) I am defective or inadequate, 2) All of my experiences result in defeats or failures, and 3) The future is hopeless. Beck also asserts that there are three main dysfunctional belief themes (or schemas) that dominate depressed people’s thinking: 1) I am defective or inadequate, 2) All of my experiences result in defeats or failures, and 3) The future is hopeless.