Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT)

Question 1

Theory of change

Answer 1

Change occurs through changing irrational beliefs to rational beliefs, which improves clients emotional and behavioral functioning

Question 2

Role of the therapist

Answer 2

Instructor, confrontational, direct

Question 3

Treatment goals

Answer 3

Help clients ultra illogical beliefs and thinking patterns in order to overcome psychological problems and mental distress.

Question 4

Key concepts: activating event

Answer 4

Something happens in the environment around you

Question 5

Key Concepts: Beliefs

Answer 5

You hold up believe about the avengers situation

Question 6

Key concepts: consequence

Answer 6

You have an emotion response to your belief.

Question 7

Key concepts: Common irrational beliefs

Answer 7

Feeling excessively upset over other peoples mistakes or misconduct. Believing that you must be 100% competent and successful and everything to be valued and worthwhile. Believing that you will be happier if you avoid life’s difficulty or challenges. Feeling that you have no control over your own happiness; that your contentment and joy are dependent upon external forces

Question 8

Key Concepts: other-acceptance

Answer 8

Sometimes other people will not treat me fairly. There is no law that other people have to treat me fairly all of the time. People who don’t treat me fairly are no more worth or less worthy than any other person.

Question 9

Key Concepts: Life-acceptance

Answer 9

Life does not always work out the way that you want. There is no rule that life has to go the way you want. Although life will not always be pleasant, it is never awful or completely unbearable

Question 10

Phases of treatment: beginning

Answer 10

Provide psychoeducation about REBT. Identify underlying irrational thought patterns and believes and the resulting feelings and behaviors/

Question 11

Phases of treatment: Middle

Answer 11

Once these underlying feeling have been identified, the next step is to challenge these mistaken beliefs. In order to do this, the therapist must dispute these beliefs using very direct and even confrontational methods.. The therapist needs to be blunt, honest in logical order to push people toward changing these thoughts and behaviors. Clients are also encouraged to change unwanted behavior such things as meditation journaling and guided imagery

Question 12

Phases treatment: End

Answer 12

Review progress made an apply learned skills to anticipated future struggles.