Title: Rational emotive behavior therapy - Wikipedia
Headings: Rational emotive behavior therapy
Rational emotive behavior therapy
Contents
History
Theoretical assumptions
Beliefs about circumstances, and disputing the beliefs
Psychological dysfunction
Core beliefs that disturb humans
Rigid demands that humans make
Over-generalization
Secondary disturbances
Origins of dysfunction
Irrational beliefs
Other insights
Intervention
Applications and interfaces
Efficacy
Limitations and critique
Mental wellness
References
Further reading
External links

Content: REBT posits that people have erroneous beliefs about situations they are involved in, and that these beliefs cause disturbance, but can be disputed with and changed. Contents
1 History
2 Theoretical assumptions
3 Beliefs about circumstances, and disputing the beliefs
4 Psychological dysfunction
4.1 Core beliefs that disturb humans
4.2 Rigid demands that humans make
4.3 Over-generalization
4.4 Secondary disturbances
5 Origins of dysfunction
6 Irrational beliefs
7 Other insights
8 Intervention
9 Applications and interfaces
10 Efficacy
11 Limitations and critique
12 Mental wellness
13 References
14 Further reading
15 External links
History
Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) was created and developed by the American psychotherapist and psychologist Albert Ellis, who was inspired by many of the teachings of Asian, Greek, Roman and modern philosophers. REBT is the first form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and was first expounded by Ellis in the mid-1950s; development continued until his death in 2007. Ellis became synonymous with the highly influential therapy. Psychology Today noted, "No individual—not even Freud himself—has had a greater impact on modern psychotherapy." REBT is both a psychotherapeutic system of theory and practices and a school of thought established by Ellis. He first presented his ideas at a conference of the American Psychological Association in 1956 then published a seminal article in 1957 entitled "Rational psychotherapy and individual psychology", in which he set the foundation for what he was calling rational therapy (RT) and carefully responded to questions from Rudolf Dreikurs and others about the similarities and differences with Alfred Adler 's individual psychology. This was around a decade before psychiatrist Aaron Beck first set forth his " cognitive therapy ", after Ellis had contacted him in the mid 1960s. Ellis' own approach was renamed Rational Emotive Therapy in 1959, then the current term in 1992.