Description
This straightforward guide introduces the newcomer to the core theoretical principles and therapeutic strategies of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT). Starting with the ABC model of emotion popularized by Albert Ellis from the outset when he developed his approach to CBT, the guide then shows how REBT distinguishes between unhealthy and healthy negative emotions. From there it outlines the four irrational attitudes theorized to be at the core of emotional and behavioural disturbance. Finally, the newcomer to REBT will develop an appreciation for how REBT inoculates clients against future problems and teaches them to maintain and extend their treatment gains.
This Newcomer’s Guide will be a useful contribution to counsellors and psychotherapists in training, either in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy or another cognitive-behavioural approach.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 – REBT's distinctive ABC model of emotion
Chapter 2 – Unhealthy and healthy negative emotions
Chapter 3 – Rigidity and flexibility in human attitudes
Chapter 4 – Awfulizing and non-awfulizing derivative attitudes
Chapter 5 – Discomfort intolerance and discomfort tolerance derivative attitudes
Chapter 6 – Devaluation and acceptance derivative attitudes
Chapter 7 – REBT’s distinctive therapeutic process
Chapter 8 – Facilitating intellectual insight
Chapter 9 – Emotional change follows intellectual insight
Chapter 10 – Teaching clients to become their own REBT therapist
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