Ellis’s ABC Model Flashcards

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What is Ellis’s ABC Model?

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The idea that an individual develops depression when an event activates (A) irrational beliefs (B) and thoughts, which produce the emotional consequence of depression

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What does the A stand for in Ellis’s ABC Model?

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Activating Event

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What does the B stand for in Ellis’s ABC Model?

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Beliefs

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What does the C stand for in Ellis’s ABC Model?

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Consequence

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What did Ellis believe caused depression?

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The irrational beliefs and thoughts triggered by an activating event- not the event itself

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What are 3 irrational beliefs Ellis identified?

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  • Musturbation: the belief we must always succeed and achieve perfection
  • Utopionism: the belief life is always meant to be fair
  • I-can’t-stand-itis: the belief its disastrous when anything doesn’t go smoothly
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What is Ellis’s version of CBT called?

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REBT: Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy

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Why isn’t Ellis’s ABC Model generalisable?

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It doesn’t explain instances of depression that don’t follow an activating event

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Why does Ellis’s ABC Model have good explanatory power?

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It explains why people often develop depression after unfortunate events, such as bereavement or losing a job

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