Ellis and Irrational Beliefs Flashcards
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What is REBT?
Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy
When did Ellis start developing REBT?
1955
What is the basis for REBT?
teaching people to replace their irrational (self-defeating_ thoughts, feelings and actions with new and more effective ones
What are the 2 types of thought?
rational and irrational
How does Ellis define rational thought?
in the context that people have fundamental goals in life that underlie their attempts to be happy and satisfied. if people chose to start alive and be happy they they act rationally to achieve these goals
How does Ellis define irrational thought?
when they sabotage these goals
We are [?] scientists
naive
Ellis argues that emotions and feelings of emotional disturbance are largely due to?
our direct thoughts, ideas or constructs
Ellis argues that people disturb themselves: explain?
peoples own irrational ideas make them anxious, depressed, self-hating, angry or self-pitying about almost anything
In his ABC model what does A stand for?
Activating experiences e.g. losing job, family problems
What does B stand for (ABC model)?
Beliefs e.g. our beliefs, values and purposes about what happened to us at A
What does C stand for (ABC model)?
Consequences e.g. depression, anger
Which is the most important stage of the ABC model?
Beliefs, because they impact the consequences.
What is Ego disturbance?
the person makes demands on themselves, other individuals and the world - when these demands aren’t met the persons becomes upset and damns themself.
What is an example of ego disturbance?
if you think you must get an A grade for your next assignment and you fail to do so then you feel bad about it, think you’re a failure etc
What is discomfort disturbance?
the person makes demands on self, others and the world which are related to dogmatic commands that life should be comfortable and things should not be too difficult to achieve - if demands aren’t met the person becomes disturbed
What is healthy in order to achieve goals and long term happiness?
tolerating discomfort - its a rational alternative to demands for immediate gratification
What are profound forms or crooked thinking or cognitive slippage that lead to self-defeating consequences?
absolutistic evaluations of shoulds, oughts, musts, commands and demands
Its our nature to desire goals but it is also our nature to what?
insist these goals have to be/must be fulfilled
If we use these must-urbations they will lead to what?
emotional and behavioural problems
How does Ellis argue development of his theories?
children have innate abilities to think rationally but also an innate tendency to think irrationaly
What does upbringing have to do with it?
children are likely to be raised by parents who have a tendency to think irrationally, therefore they learn the behaviour
Irrational beliefs are related to?
anxeity, depression, social dysfunction, isolation, anger, guilt, jealousy, relationship problems, lack of control, low self-esteem.
Evaluation: Description
Ellis provides very clear descriptions, providing systems to uncover the cognitive and belief structures of individuals
