Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

Who created REBT?

ellis

What does REBT stand for?

rational emotive behavior therapy

REBT view of human nature:

beliefs are from childhood but can be changed, don't need to examine past

What is unique, rational or irrational, and antideterministic?

philosophical conditioning

What is the idea that people should always accept themselves and not rely on others?

unconditional acceptance

What are the ABCDEs?

activating event, beliefs that are irrational, consequential feelings and behaviors, disputing irrational behavior, effective responses to create rational beliefs

Define: irrational thoughts, musts, shoulds

cognitive distortions

REBT techniques:

unconditional acceptance, teaching, active and directive, challenging, demonstrating abcs, encouraging to dispute disfunction, rational emotive imagery, humor, metaphors, homework

Define: thinking of stress, then changing your response to it

rational emotive imagery

3 irrational core beliefs of REBT:

i must be liked by everyone, you should always treat me well, life should always be fair

Steps to REBT therapy:

assess, abcs, teach philosophy, demonstrate how presenting problem fits model, direct change, reinforce change, terminate

What does empathy look like in REBT?

not berating, accepting self without therapist, encourage about future

What is cognitive distortions related to?

12 irrational beliefs or 3 core irrational beliefs

Define: realizing that it is your beliefs rather than events that are causing feelings

disputation

Define: related to disputation

dibs

What does dibs stand for?

dispute irrational beliefs