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Aaron Beck (2000), an early founder of Cognitive Therapy, presents a similar explanation of the cognitive distortions that lead to individual violent behavior and to group/governmental acts of terrorism, war, and genocide. If these atrocities are going to be stopped by rational people, much more needs to be learned about anger, prejudice, violence, and self-control.

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I would hope that ALL of you reading would at least post a wave or hi or good reading or some reply. This is an educational process... as Beck suggested? Learning about how people show their cognitive distortions (first?) and then develop into violent behavior is important. That speaks to me especially here at PC where so many members either don't know about the cognitive distortions (basic ones sticky posted at top of Psychotherapy forum) or refuse to work on them.

Eveyone needs to know how to identify angry, aggressive behavior, and be able to distinguish it from assertiveness. Then, when we see this behavior, feel confident enough in our judgment to let someone in authority know what we think. That is one way to help make all of us, here and in society in general, much safer. IMO