Psychological Therapies: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY: REBT

• REBT (Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy) developed by Albert Ellis.
• Many problems are the result of irrational thinking.
• Someone thinking irrationally to think they must be liked and accepted by everyone they meet, and then meet someone who disapproves of them may eventually feel worthless.
• REBT helps the client understand irrationality as well as the consequences.
• REBT is used when the therapist thinks the problem is occuring from faulty thinking.
• How Does It Work?
• Irrational beliefs, self-defeating thoughs, lead to unproductive otcomes. REBT tries to change these self-defeating faults.
• A-B-C model is at the core of REBT
• A is the activating event, being criticised by another person.
• B is the belief why this may have happened.
• C is the consequence of this beleif
• REBT tries to change the irrational beliefs because they lead to faulty thinking --> this leads to an emotional state and more positive behaviour.
• Challenging Irrational…