Ellis' ABC Model

Ellis proposed that good mental health is the result of _________, defined as thinking in ways that all people to _________________

Rational thinking

Be happy and free of pain

Conditions like depression stem from ____________. He defines these thoughts as, not illogical or unrealistic, but ___________________

Irrational thinking

Interfering with us being happy

Ellis uses the ABC model to explain how irrational thoughts affect our behaviour and emotional state:

Negative event (A)→Rational belief (B)→_______________ (C)

Negative event (A)→___________ (B)→Unhealthy negative emotion (C)

Healthy negative emotion

Irrational belief

A: ____________, such as getting fired from your job, the death of a family member

Activating event

B: Belief. These can be _____________. Eg, “I lost my job because ________________” or “They always had it in for me”

Rational or irrational

They were overstaffed

C: Consequence. Rational beliefs lead to healthy emotional responses whereas irrational beliefs leas to…

Unhealthy ones and result in depression

A source of irrational beliefs is mustabatory thinking, meaning _________________ ‘must’ be true ____________

“I must do well or succeed” “the world must give me happiness or I will die”

Certain ideas or assumptions

In order to be happy