RationalEmotiveBehavioralTherapy.pptVIP

Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy RET holds that virtually all serious emotional problems directly stem form magical, empirically unvalidatable thinking. If disturbance-creating ideas are vigorously disputed by logical/empirical thinking, they can be eliminated or minimized and will ultimately cease to reoccur. RATIONAL EMOTIVE THEORY OF PERSONALITY Philosophical viewpoints as well as attention to biological and social factors have influenced the development of rational emotive behavior’s theory of personality. Ellis’s A-B-C model is the basis of his personality theory. Responsible hedonism, humanism, and rationality are philosophical ideas that can be seen in REBT’s approach to psychotherapy. 1. Hedonism: A philosophical term referring to the concept of seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. In REBT, responsible hedonism refers to maintaining pleasure over the long-term by avoiding short-term pleasures that may lead to pain, such as alcohol or cocaine. REBT’s PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWPOINTS Humanism: A philosophy or value system in which human interests and dignity are valued and that takes an individualist, critical and secular as opposed to a religious or spiritual perspective. Unconditional Self Acceptance (USA): Individuals have worth. They should accept that they make mistakes and that some of their assets and qualities are stronger than others. Individuals’ acts or performances should be criticized, not their personal worth. REBT’s PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWPOINTS Rationality: Thinking, feeling, and acting in ways that will help individuals attain their goals. This is in contrast to irrationality in which thinking, feeling and acting are self-defeating and interfere with goal attainment. FACTORS BASIC TO REBT THEORY OF PERSONALITY Ellis recognized that individuals’ personality development and their emotional disturbances were not independent of biological and social aspects. Ellis believes that individuals have a biological tendency to severely disturb themsel