REBT

Question 1

What are the three ‘main insights’ of REBT?

Answer 1

1. You mainly create your own emotional disturbances by the irrational beliefs you tell yourself
2. No matter when you started to disturb yourself, if you are upset today, you are still believing some dogmatic irrational beliefs
3. To eliminate your anxiety, loneliness, depression and rage, there is no way but work and practice, yes work and practice

Question 2

What are the ABC(DE)s in rational emotive behaviour therapy?

Answer 2

• A = Activating Event
• B = Beliefs. Beliefs exist at three levels:
  
  • Assessment: how the event is interpreted e.g. I’ve lost the use of my left side
  • Expectations: how things ought to be e.g. I should be able to use my left side
  • Evaluations: what the event means e.g. I’m useless/can’t stand it/it’s awful
• C = Emotional Consequence
• D = Dispute
• E = New emotional effect

Question 3

What characterises Irrational Beliefs (IBs) in REBT?

Answer 3

• Irrational beliefs are:
  
  • Dichotomous, rigid, unbending
  • Illogical
  • Inconsistent with reality
  • interfere with goal achievement
  • result in unhealthy dysfunctional emotions
• Rational beliefs are:
  
  • Flexibile
  • Logical
  • Consistent with reality
  • Support goal persuit
  • healthy functional emotion despite challenges

Question 4

What are common irrational beliefs in REBT?

Answer 4

• IB1: I must be loved/liked/approved of by everyone in my life
• IB2: I must be completely competent/make no mistakes to be worthwhile
• IB3: Some people are inherently bad and should be punished for this
• IB4: It’s unbearable when things aren’t how I want them to be
• IB5: My feelings are caused by things outside my control and therefore are uncontrollable
• IB6: If something is dangerous/scary, I should worry a lot about it
• IB7: It is easier to put off difficult things than do them
• IB8: I need to depend on someone stronger than me
• IB9: My problems are caused by something in the past
• IB10: I should be very upset by other peoples problems and difficulties

Question 5

What is the ABS2?

Answer 5

• The Attitudes and Belief Scale - 2 Abbreviated Version.
  
  • 24 item likert scale.
• 4 IB Subscales:
  
  • Demandingness
  • Catastrophising
  • Low Frustration Tolerance
  • Depreciation
• 4 ‘rational’ belief subscales
  
  • Preference
  • Non-Catastrophising
  • High Frustration Tolerance
  • Acceptance

Question 6

What is the IBI-50?

Answer 6

• Irrational Beliefs Inventory: 50 item likert like scale
• Five factors:
  
  • Worrying
  • Rigidity
  • Problem avoidance
  • Demand for approval
  • Emotional irresponsibility

Question 7

What is Disputation in REBT?

Answer 7

• Disputation can be at any or all levels of beliefs
  
  • Assessment
  • Expectation
  • Evaluation
• Strategies the same as CBT
  
  • Question Must’s and Should’s
  • Continuum
  • Pie chart

Question 8

What does REBT consider healthy and unhealthy negative emotions?

Question 9

How does CBT differ from REBT?

Answer 9

• CBT focus is on negative depreciating beliefs
• REBT focus is on demandingness at the core of emotional distress
• Otherwise the same. D –> catastrophising, low frustration tolerance, other D –> emotional disorder