Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Question 1

proponent of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Answer 1

Albert Ellis

Question 2

REBT description

Answer 2

• one of the first cognitive behavioral therapies
• based on the assumption that cognitive, emotions, and behaviors interact significantly and have a reciprocal cause-and-effect relationship
• its basic assumption is that people contribute to their own psychological problems, as well to specific symptoms, by the way they interpret events and situations

Question 3

REBT goals

Answer 3

• foster unconditional self-acceptance
• minimize self-defeating behaviors, cultivate unconditional other-acceptance (UOA), and enhance realistic goal-setting
• to reduce clients’ emotional disturbances and self-defeating behaviors by promoting a more rational, flexible philosophy of life that includes self-acceptance and realistic outlook on others

Question 4

REBT techniques

Answer 4

• A-B-C Framework (Activating event, Belief, Consequences)
• Cognitive Methods (Disputing irrational beliefs, Doing cognitive homework, Changing one’s language, Psychoeducational method)
• Emotive Techniques (Rational emotive imagery, Use of humor, Role playing, Shame-attacking exercises, Use of force and vigor)
• Behavioral Method (Operant conditioning, Self-management principles, Systematic desensitization, Relaxation techniques, Modeling)

Question 5

REBT Application

Answer 5

• brief therapy
• family counseling
• group counseling
• couples’ counseling
• general anxiety disorder
• social anxiety disorder
• major depressive disorder
• persistent depressive disorder
• body dysmorphic disorder
• obsessive compulsive disorder