u/Consistent_Topic_120

I don't have a background in psychology, but I am looking to learn more. I am interested in the cognitive model on which Cognitive Therapy and/or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy are based. I am talking about how our cognition works, cognitive distortions, cognitive dissonances, and the role of emotions in it. My research has led me to Aaron Beck. In particular, I was thinking of reading the following books by him:
Depression: Causes and Treatment (1967)
Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders (1976)

Do you agree or do you think that there is better?

I am interested in the cognitive model on which Cognitive Therapy and/or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy are based. I am talking about how our cognition works, cognitive distortions, cognitive dissonances, and the role of emotions in it. My research has led me to Aaron Beck. In particular, I was thinking of reading the following books by him:
Depression: Causes and Treatment (1967)
Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders (1976)

Do you agree or do you think that there is better? For context, I don't have a degree in psychology nor did I ever have a formal education in it. I am just an interested amateur.