Cognitive behavioural therapy CBT

Question 1

what is cognitive behavioural therapy?

Answer 1

a psychological treatment used to treat depression

Question 2

Ellis’s Rational Emotive Behaviour (REBT)

Answer 2

REBT extends Ellis’s ABC model to ABCDE (D is for Dispute and E is for Effect)

Question 3

what is the main technique for REBT

Answer 3

to identify and challenge irrational thoughts

Question 4

what are the 2 different types of arguments identified by ellis?

Answer 4

Empirical arguments: Disputing if there is real evidence to support the irrational belief
Logical arguments: Disputing if there negative effect follows logically from the facts

Question 5

example

Answer 5

• A client talks to their therapist about the fact that everyone hates them
• A REBT would challenge these thoughts and argue with the client, the argument would be a strong argument where they challenge the specific irrational thought
• The therapist intends to break the link between the negative life effects and depression by changing the clients irrational belief