Title: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Headings: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Core Irrational Beliefs
ABCDE Model of Emotional Disturbance
Disputing Irrational Beliefs
Disputing Irrational Beliefs Continued…
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Content: however, when one believes in something that is false, a negative belief tends to become what Ellis called an “irrational” belief. Irrational beliefs are not friendly to happiness and contentment and are definitely unhelpful for getting one’s basic desires for love and approval, comfort and achievement or success met. Core Irrational Beliefs
Demandingness or Absolutism – inflexible, dogmatic, extreme beliefs signaled by words such as should, must, have to, and need to (e.g., “I should not be in pain” or “I should be able to do what I used to do”). This is not the kind of should as in “I should go to the store and get some milk,” but rather a should with a capital “S”, a demand. Demand for Love and Approval from nearly everyone one finds important
Demand for Success or Achievement in things one finds important
Demand for Comfort or nearly no frustration or discomfort. When someone holds one of these irrational beliefs, they also tend to hold one or a combination of the following irrational beliefs. Awfulization – refers to 100% disasterizing beliefs signaled by such words as disaster, horrible or awful, and catastrophe. Low Frustration Tolerance – beliefs signaled by words such as intolerable, can’t stand it, and too hard. Global-Rating – beliefs in which you condemn or blame your entire selfhood or someone else’s basic value in some important way. Global rating is signaled by such words as loser, worthless, useless, idiot, stupid.