REBT- Exploring cognitive therapies Flashcards
How was Albert Ellis considered one of the greatest Psychologists?
He was part of the cognitive revolution of philosophy shift in the field
What does REBT stand for, and who established it?
Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, It was pioneered by Albert Ellis.
What did albert ellis believe was the purpose of life?
To have a good fucking time
How did albert ellis believe his methods would work?
Because it stressed actively working to change a client’s self defeating beliefs and behaviors by demonstrating their irrationality, self-defeatism and ridgity.
Which two methods did Albert Ellis use in regard to his beliefs?
- Rational analysis
- Cognitive restructuring
What do the ABC consist of?
- Activating events such as rejection and hardship
- Beliefs: what people use to process the events in life
- Consequences: emotional consequences of what has occured
How does the ABC model flow?
A. Activating event or Adversity
B. Beliefs about event or Adversity
C. The emotional consequences
D. Disputions to challenge irrational beliefs.
E. Effective new beliefs replace the irrational ones.
What is the REBT theory of psychopathology?
- People have a tendecy to be either more or less irrationally disturbed.
- We all engage in irrational beliefs
What is the difference between those labeled pathological vs. normal?
FREQUENCY and INTENSITY with which they emotionally upset themselves by relying on irrational thinking.
What are IB’s and DA’s?
- Irrational beliefs
- Dysfunctional attitudes
What are some examples of an Irrational belief or Dysfunctional attitude?
- Worth as a person determined by our success and failures
- Equating needs with preferences
- Needing Approval by authority
- World is treating us unfairly
- Certain people are wicked and evil
- Harmful things can add to our happiness
- Happiness is externallyy caused
What do Da’s and Ib’s share?
- At the core, they are rigid, dogmatic, and powerful demands
- Expressed in verbs, must, should, ought to, have to; MUSTABATORY THINKING
- Generate highly unrealistic and over- generalized attributions- CATASTROPHIZING
Expressed as, IF_____, THEN_____.
IF I DONT GET MY WAY, I AM GOING TO LOSE MY MIND
What is the pathology of REBT? give an example.
- Processing activating events (A) through absolute mustubatory, catastrophizing beliefs (B), will inevitably produce dysfunctional consequences (C )
- Anger over having to wait in line
- Self pity over an unfair world
- Depression over parental disaproval
How is therapy seen in REBT?
As en educaional process
What types of approaches are clients taught in REBT?
Empirical