Theories

Question 1

Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)

Answer 1

It’s not events that make us upset, it’s our beliefs about them.

ABCDE Model
Activating Event
Belief (Irrational)
Consequences of belief cause and emotional reaction
Dispute the beliefs
Effective new thinking

Question 2

CBT Cognitive Behavioral Theory

Answer 2

Uncover and alter distortions of thought or perceptions that cause emotional distress.

You can’t control the world around you, but you can control your interpretations and the way you deal with things.

Question 3

Reality/Choice

Answer 3

WDEP Want, Doing, Evaluate, Plan

Focus on choice and ability to solve problems.

Glasser

Question 4

Transactional Analysis Theory

Answer 4

Eric Berne

3 Ego states the parent, adult, and child

Question 5

Dialectical Behavioral Theory

Answer 5

Research based CBT treatment: People are prone to react in more intense ways toward certain emotional situations (family, friend, romantic)

Both group and individual training. Four parts: Mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance

Support oriented, cognitive based, collaborative

Question 6

Gestalt

Answer 6

Fritz Perls

We are linked to and influenced by our environments

All people strive toward growth and balance

Gain awareness of the here and now

Exaggeration exercise and empty chair

Question 7

Solution-Focused

Answer 7

deShazer and Berg

Develop and achieve client’s vision of solution

Clients have the answer but counselor must ask the right questions

Looking for previous solutions, looking for exceptions, present and future-focused questions, compliments, asking the miracle question, scaling questions