ellis-rational emotive

Question 1

Albert Ellis

Answer 1

wrote over 70 books did a lot of work, could not talk with women was extremely shy, could not get dates, eager to change his behavior, sat on bench near home and was determined to talk with every woman that sat next to him, none of the women vomited or called the cops and got one date

Question 2

two principles of REBT(rational emotive behavioral therapy)

Answer 2

People make themselves miserable after negative life events
ŸŸPeople are inherently irrational, but can be re-educated
Therapy

Question 3

Cognition

Answer 3

based on premise that we have control over our thoughts which are most proximal determinant of behavior

Question 4

Chain of events leading to ill-being

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A–>B–>C

Question 5

ABCs

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A (activating event-at dance work up courage to ask and they say no, does not lead to consequences without our beliefs)–>B (beliefs-no one ever likes me)–>C (consequences of beliefs-ill never go to dances and give up trying to meet new people)

Question 6

Maladaptive consequences

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only occur when we hold maladaptive beliefs- own beliefs lead to consequences- places power in clients hands for adaptive consequences

Question 7

5 stages of REBT treatment

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assessment, disputing, shame enhancement/risk-taking, intellectual understanding, working through probs

Question 8

assessment

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look at what causes maladaptive beliefs, identify maladaptive events and question client about how those led to consequences, identify beliefs

Question 9

disputing

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attacks irrational beliefs that underlie the maladaptive consequences, and replace with rational beliefs

Question 10

shame enhancement/risk-taking

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remove irrational belief that life ends with experience of shame, encourager client to take risks and embarrass the embarrassment and realize life doesn’t end

Question 11

intellectual understanding

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if client has correct cognition and mode of thinking then right behaviors will follow, therapist will teach correct cognition and mode of thinking to produce adaptive behaviors

Question 12

working through probs

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in life and change irrational beliefs for self

Question 13

Key is

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to change irrational cognitions that underlie maladaptive behaviors…focus on thoughts and behavior rather than on emotions and focus on present rather than past

Question 14

core irrational beliefs

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demands, awfulizing, low frustration tolerance, global evaluation

Question 15

demands

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convince self that universe should be different

Question 16

awfulizing

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convince self that small bumps in road are really terrible experiences

Question 17

low frustration tolerance

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belief that life should be easy, bumps disrupt life, gets in way of effective functioning

Question 18

global evaluations

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lead to self condonation after failure, one failure means you are terrible

Question 19

If one can change irrational beliefs

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can change consequences and lead happier healthier more productive lives