Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Case Summary
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Case Study of Molly
A Conceptualization and Treatment Plan
Rational Emotive Behavior therapy suggests that humans are neither all evil nor all good. REBT suggests that people are responsible for their own actions. The beliefs of individuals at times can be misleading; therefore, the actions that follow the beliefs are faulty as well. REBT allows for individuals to change their way of thinking in order to change the way in which they behave without having to blame anyone beside themselves for their actions. One of the most important beliefs of REBT is that individuals innately have the power to change the way that they think and perceive things on their own, which in turn suggests that they can have control over the state of health from a psychological perspective. In this treatment plan, Molly will learn to change the way that she believes in herself as well as how she should …show more content…
be loved by others to change the problematic behaviors that she exhibits. The use of REBT will allow Molly to understand that inevitably, she has the power to change her overall life satisfaction and improve her psychological well-being.
Presenting Concerns
Molly complains of having a depressed mood, sleep problems, lack of concentration, loss of interest and pleasure in things, irritability, nervousness, lack of sex drive, no appetite, and undesired loss of 15 pounds in two months.
Molly has no energy and moves slowly. Molly tears up often. Molly has socioencomic problems in that she lost her job due to a love affair. Molly had never experienced failure prior to her current job loss. Molly has not held a steady job following her being terminated because she often doubts her “luck” to hold them in that she believes her depression would impair her ability to concentrate and that she would either quit or be fired. Molly does not live in her own home, she resides with her parents. Molly acknowledges that she did not remember her father every really being there for her or her mother when she was younger. Molly acknowledges that the strain in her relationship with her father has led her to believe that she is unworthy of truly being loved or compatible with anyone besides the coworker that dumped
her.
Molly admits that she has used cocaine in the past with the lover that dumped her. Molly acknowledges that she used marijuana now in the place of the cocaine because it is less expensive. Molly smokes at least two marijuana cigarettes per day, often more. She had had one smoke earlier on the day of the interview. Molly’s parents give her the money to support her habit. Molly also drinks two to three glasses of white wine each evening suggesting that it helps her sleep.
Case Conceptualization
Rational emotive behavior therapy attempts to resolve emotions and problematic behaviors all at once. REBT looks to solve problems that enable individuals to have happy overall life satisfaction. Harris (2007) suggests that people can get upset by adversities as well as by the views that they contrast themselves. REBT incorporates a model as other cognitive behavior therapy does. The model looks to demonstrate how individuals have both innate rational behaviors and rational behaviors. Harris (2007) also implies that individuals have the ability to create behaviors that can affect them in negative ways. In the case of Molly, the behaviors that she exhibits are a great case for the use of REBT. Molly has unconsciously constructed some views as a result of what she had internalized from
A Conceptualization and Treatment Plan
Rational Emotive Behavior therapy suggests that humans are neither all evil nor all good. REBT suggests that people are responsible for their own actions. The beliefs of individuals at times can be misleading; therefore, the actions that follow the beliefs are faulty as well. REBT allows for individuals to change their way of thinking in order to change the way in which they behave without having to blame anyone beside themselves for their actions. One of the most important beliefs of REBT is that individuals innately have the power to change the way that they think and perceive things on their own, which in turn suggests that they can have control over the state of health from a psychological perspective. In this treatment plan, Molly will learn to change the way that she believes in herself as well as how she should …show more content…
be loved by others to change the problematic behaviors that she exhibits. The use of REBT will allow Molly to understand that inevitably, she has the power to change her overall life satisfaction and improve her psychological well-being.
Presenting Concerns
Molly complains of having a depressed mood, sleep problems, lack of concentration, loss of interest and pleasure in things, irritability, nervousness, lack of sex drive, no appetite, and undesired loss of 15 pounds in two months.
Molly has no energy and moves slowly. Molly tears up often. Molly has socioencomic problems in that she lost her job due to a love affair. Molly had never experienced failure prior to her current job loss. Molly has not held a steady job following her being terminated because she often doubts her “luck” to hold them in that she believes her depression would impair her ability to concentrate and that she would either quit or be fired. Molly does not live in her own home, she resides with her parents. Molly acknowledges that she did not remember her father every really being there for her or her mother when she was younger. Molly acknowledges that the strain in her relationship with her father has led her to believe that she is unworthy of truly being loved or compatible with anyone besides the coworker that dumped
her.
Molly admits that she has used cocaine in the past with the lover that dumped her. Molly acknowledges that she used marijuana now in the place of the cocaine because it is less expensive. Molly smokes at least two marijuana cigarettes per day, often more. She had had one smoke earlier on the day of the interview. Molly’s parents give her the money to support her habit. Molly also drinks two to three glasses of white wine each evening suggesting that it helps her sleep.
Case Conceptualization
Rational emotive behavior therapy attempts to resolve emotions and problematic behaviors all at once. REBT looks to solve problems that enable individuals to have happy overall life satisfaction. Harris (2007) suggests that people can get upset by adversities as well as by the views that they contrast themselves. REBT incorporates a model as other cognitive behavior therapy does. The model looks to demonstrate how individuals have both innate rational behaviors and rational behaviors. Harris (2007) also implies that individuals have the ability to create behaviors that can affect them in negative ways. In the case of Molly, the behaviors that she exhibits are a great case for the use of REBT. Molly has unconsciously constructed some views as a result of what she had internalized from