Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy-introduction

1. REVATHI.M
2’nd YEAR MASTERS IN COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY

3. VIEW OF HUMAN NATURE
 RATIONAL AND IRRATIONAL THINKING
 SELF TALKING, SELF EVALUATING AND SELF
SUSTAINING
 EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES
WHEN THEY MAKE MISTAKE IN LOVE AND
DESIRE

4.  I MUST HAVE LOVE OR APPROVAL FROM ALL THE
SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE IN MY LIFE
 I MUST PERFORM IMPORTANT TASKS
COMPETENTLY AND PERFECTLY WELL
 IT IS EASIER TO AVOID FACING DIFFICULTIESAND
RESPONSIBILITIES THAN TO UNDERTAKE MORE
REWARDING FORMS OF SELF-DISCIPLINE
IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE AND
MAINTAIN GOOD MENTAL HEALTH

5. ABC THEORY OF PERSONALITY
 A- ACTIVATING EVENT = Something happens
 B-BELIEF =You have a belief about the situation.
 C-CONSEQUENCES = You have an emotional reaction
to the belief.
A B C

6.  DDISPUTE You identify reasons why your irrational
beliefs are untrue.
 EEFFECTIVE PHILOSOPHY You have a more
rational reaction.
 FNEW FEELING

7. ROLE OF THE THERAPIST
DDISPUTE
COMPONENTS
DETECT
DEBATE
DISCRIMINATE

9. PHILOSOPHICAL RESTRUCTURING CHANGE OUR
DYSFUCTIONAL PERSONALITY
 WE ARE LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING OUR OWN
EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS
 WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE OUR OWN EMOTIONAL
DISTURBANCES
 EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS ARE LARGELY STEM FROM IRRATIONAL
BELIEF
 CLEARLY PERCEIVING THESE BELIEFS
 SEEING THE VALUE OF DISPUTING SUCH SELF DEFEATING BELIEF
 ACCEPT THE FACT THAT, WE EXPECT TO CHANGE WE HAD BETTER
WORK HARD IN EMOTIVE AND BEHAVIOURAL WAYS TO
COUNTERACT OUR BEILIEFS AND THE DYSFUNCTIONAL FEELING
AND ACTIONS THAT FOLLOW
 PRACTICE REBT METHOD OF CHANGING, DISTURBED
CONSEQUENCES FOR THE REST OF OUR LIFE

10. THERAPEUTIC GOALS
 SELF DEFEATING BEHAVIOURSELF
ACCEPTANCE(FEEL UNDEPRESSED EVEN WHEN
THEY ARE UNACCEPTED BY SIGNIFICANT
OTHERS)
 REDUCE THE TENDENCY OF BLAMING
 TO DEAL WITH FUTURE DIFFICULTIES

11.  THE BEST YEARS OF YOUR LIFE
ARE THE ONES IN WHICH YOU
DECIDE YOUR PROBLEMS ARE
YOUR OWN.YOU DID NOT BLAME
THEM ON OTHERS.YOU REALISE
THAT YOU CONTROL YOUR OWN
DESTINY
--ELLIS