Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

basic premise

rational emotive therapy (RET)

people are capable of rational thinking, but are derailed by illogical and unrealistic thinking when combating life stressors.

RET ABC Theory

Activating Event, Belief, Consequence

goal of RET

Identify irrational beliefs

Recognize and understand how these irrational beliefs are impacting the ct.

Modify thinking, aiming to abandon irrational beliefs

Develop new rational philosophy= permanent positive change

applications of RET in TR

Mental rehearsal

Role play

Self-monitoring- skill development

Leisure Education

self-efficacy 

the extent to which one believes that they can do a particular task and achieve an expected outcome results in the amount of motivation and performance to do the task.

efficacy and judgements

the sources of information one utilizes to determine their level of self efficacy

examples of sources of efficacy

Performance accomplishment

Verbal persuasion

Vicarious experience

Physiological Feedback

self efficacy topics in TR

 Exploring, altering, creating new beliefs about Ct. perceptions/beliefs regarding their own capabilities within the context of their life situations

 Creating scenarios wherein one can experience authentic success

 Generating motivation through emotional arousal

 Opportunities to imagine or observe successful scenarios

 Helping ct’s recognize how their skills are relevant and useful to face life situations

high and low self efficacy

High does not guarantee competence/success, low leads to avoidance and negative self-perceptions.

attribution theory

one’s explanations for why events occur and what role one plays in the outcome of that event, if any

types of attributions

Internalized vs. Externalized- Personalization

Stable vs. Unstable- Permanence

Specific vs. Generalized- Pervasiveness

attribution theory goals

Successes as personal, permanent and pervasive

Failures as not personal, permanent or pervasive