Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy And The ABCDE Method
Albert Ellis was an American Psychologist who in 1955 developed Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy and the ABCDE method. These therapies can help a person to examine their internal thoughts of helplessness, fear and anxiety in a different way. He also teaches how to take back control of your own emotional experiences by examining your way of thinking and to adjust them in a way that cause less emotional stress. He went on to become a well-known therapist who developed similar cognitive behavioral techniques used in his rational emotive behavior therapy.
Rational emotive behavior therapy, also known as REBT, is a short term form of psychotherapy which can help a person with anxiety, depression, guilt, and extreme inappropriate anger. This …show more content…
This event is followed by B, a belief. This belief will then have an emotional or behavioral consequence, labeled as C. If the belief is irrational or followed by negative consequences, according to REBT it would need to be changed. This change takes place by introducing a disrupting intervention, labeled as D. Essentially, D is the application of methods to help clients challenge their irrational beliefs. This intervention will be followed by E, some new effect that occurs. This new effect leads to a new feeling, labeled as F. By following this process, a person can choose to change a negative A-B-C cycle and replace it with a more positive cycle of emotions and …show more content…
First is its focus on an integrative and comprehensive approach to treatment. Using REBT allows a therapist to employ numerous cognitive, emotive, and behavioral techniques to enhance the process of change in a client. REBT's second major strength is its focus on teaching clients a way to continue therapeutic change on their own, without the direct intervention of a therapist. This prevents the client from becoming excessively dependent on a therapist and fosters independence and control in their lives.
Weaknesses of REBT include the lack of importance placed on past experience, and it has lack of a softer side or spiritual dimension. REBT is a very straightforward, confrontational, solution-based type of therapy. As such, it must be able to be a good fit with the needs and personality of both the therapist and the
Rational emotive behavior therapy, also known as REBT, is a short term form of psychotherapy which can help a person with anxiety, depression, guilt, and extreme inappropriate anger. This …show more content…
This event is followed by B, a belief. This belief will then have an emotional or behavioral consequence, labeled as C. If the belief is irrational or followed by negative consequences, according to REBT it would need to be changed. This change takes place by introducing a disrupting intervention, labeled as D. Essentially, D is the application of methods to help clients challenge their irrational beliefs. This intervention will be followed by E, some new effect that occurs. This new effect leads to a new feeling, labeled as F. By following this process, a person can choose to change a negative A-B-C cycle and replace it with a more positive cycle of emotions and …show more content…
First is its focus on an integrative and comprehensive approach to treatment. Using REBT allows a therapist to employ numerous cognitive, emotive, and behavioral techniques to enhance the process of change in a client. REBT's second major strength is its focus on teaching clients a way to continue therapeutic change on their own, without the direct intervention of a therapist. This prevents the client from becoming excessively dependent on a therapist and fosters independence and control in their lives.
Weaknesses of REBT include the lack of importance placed on past experience, and it has lack of a softer side or spiritual dimension. REBT is a very straightforward, confrontational, solution-based type of therapy. As such, it must be able to be a good fit with the needs and personality of both the therapist and the