Ellis' ABC Model
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- Created on: 06-06-17 18:25
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- Ellis' ABC Model
- Ellis argues that some people think irrationally which ruins their chance of success/happiness
- Depression is caused by the negative thoughts triggered by traumatic events rather than the events themselves.
- It is not the activating event (A) that causes the depression (C), but the interpretation of events that can cause an irrational belief system (B)
- Difficult to establish cause and effect
- Some people have argued that negative views are usually just realistic
- Ellis argues that some people think irrationally which ruins their chance of success/happiness
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