Gerald Corey in Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy explains at times thoughts and feelings can be all consuming for people weather they are positive or negative. Unfortunately the negative thoughts have a way of permeating our views of ourselves. There are three thoughts that Albert Ellis would say everyone believes. One being we must do well and win the approval of others for my performances or else I am no good” (269). Second “Other people must treat me considerately, fairly, kindly, and in exactly the way I want them to treat me. If they don't, they are no good and they deserve to be condemned and punishment. Lastly people believe “I must get what I want, when I want it; and I must not get what I don't want. If I don't get what I want, its terrible, I cant stand it, and life is no good for depriving me of what I don't have”. (269) The ABC framework is the backbone of the theory stating that events influence beliefs that influence our thoughts. This model suggests that thoughts not only precede our feelings but they influence them as well. The therapist's goal is to help the client reframe their thoughts in order to change their emotions. When the client complies and begins to think differently their emotions will also change.
REBT therapists work to identify their clients distorted thoughts and help the client reframe their thoughts using various interventions that engage the mind. Therapists often point out the words such as “should”, “ought”, and must because they are irrational absolutes that add to negative thinking. Gently showing the client their distorted thoughts allows the client to make connections of how their thoughts influence their emotions. Those working in a REBT model usually use rapid an...
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... around them. When the carry out each task and others repsond in a typical fashion the clients sees that others are not especially interested in their daily actions. Ellis belived that if we could convince ourselves that it is not important to others if we do something that is not considered normal then we can reduce our instinces of shame.
The REBT theory using the A-B-C framework can be applied in many settings including work with individual, group, and couples. It can be applied across those settings as a Brief Therapy as Ellis created it as a shorter alternative to the psychotherapy that was being offered at the time. Ellis believed that the use of interventions quickly taught the clients methods they could use on their own.
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Corey, Gerald (2013) Postmodern Approaches, Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy (263-277) Andover:Cengage
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On the video session, the therapist attempts to elicit automatic negative thoughts, which are ideas that spontaneously intrude into the person’s mind, are plausible to the person and which provoke a negative emotional effect (Clark, 2004). This is common in many clients, especially people with anxiety disorders (Leahy, 2009). The therapist was able to prompt the client to identify the two types of automatic thoughts: verbal thoughts and mental images (Hales et al., 2015). The client elicited verbal thoughts as “I will have a heart attack if I leave the house”. The therapist
Supporting Evidence for Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy Initial EFT Research – the 1980’s The evidence base for Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT) contains a rich history of research not only by its founders, but also by a wide range of professionals within the fields of counseling and psychology. Johnson and Greenberg (1985) first examined the effectiveness of the EFT model by comparing the outcomes of EFT treated couples to those of couples treated in a traditional problem-solving manner. Through newspaper recruitment and subsequent assessment interviews, 45 couples were chosen to participate in a study in which 15 were randomly assigned to EFT treatment, 15 to cognitive-behavioral problem-solving treatment, and 15 to a control group receiving no treatment. Six measures were utilized, including the Test of Emotional Styles (ES), the Couples Therapy Alliance Scale (AS), the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), Target Complaints (TC), Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS), and the Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships Inventory (PAIR).
CBT and rational emotive behaviour therapy REBT (Ellis, 1955) rely on self-reflection and evaluation in order to achieve success. CBT utilises the stimulus -response (SR) model (Pavlov, 1903). Reflexive response to stimulus (Gross, 2005) becomes modified to stimulus –cognition- response (SCR) (Beck, 1967). This introduces a reflective element, similar to the input- processing -output schema found in the computational model of the mind (Putman, 1961, 1988; Fodor, 1979). Decision-making and rationality (Jones and Pulos, 1993) are employed in order to negotiate knowledge of internal influence. Once this knowledge is perceived cognitions are evaluated and reassessed before rational alternatives are generated (Ellis, 1962). Thereby introducing the possibility of transformation. CBT is most effective with anxiety disorders (Beck et al 1985; Schoenberger et al, 1997; Brown 2007) and eating disorders (Baker and Nash, 1987; Griffiths et al, 1996). Meta analysis also supports the use of CBT with depression (Gaffan, Tsaosis, Kemp-Wheeler, 1995; Butter and Beck, 2000). However, whilst some studies suggest that CBT is most effective when used alone i.e. without drugs (Marks, Swinson, Basoglu, Kuch, N...
In it's simplest form, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, (or CBT as it will be referred to from here on out), refers to the approach of changing dysfunctional behaviors and thoughts to realistic and healthy ones. CBT encompasses several types of therapy focusing on the impact of an individual's thinking as it relates to expressed behaviors. Such models include rational emotive therapy (RET), rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT), behavior therapy (BT), Rational Behavior Therapy (RBT), Schema Focused Therapy, Cognitive therapy (CT). Most recently a few other variations have been linked to CBT such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectic behavioral therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) (Harrington and Pickles, 2009). The main aspect that all of these branches of therapy share, is that our thoughts relate to our external behaviors. External events and individuals do not cause the negative thoughts or feelings, but, instead the perception of events and situations is the root cause (National Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists, 2010).
These types encompass Cognitive Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), and Multimodal Therapy. For instance, an individual anguish from a quiet confidence that activates negative thoughts about his or her capacity or display. As a result of these patterns of negative thinking, the person might start averting social issues or passing up opportunities for advancement (Wedding & Corsini, 2014). Cognitive behavior therapy frequently adapted for clients who are comfortable with contemplation. For CBT to be efficient, the Client must be eager to evaluate his or her logic and feelings. Such rumination may be difficult, but it is an excellent way to acquire how internal states impact outward behavior. Cognitive behavior therapy is also appropriate for people looking for an interim alternative treatment that does not inevitably contain pharmacological medication. One of the assets of CBT that aid clients was developing coping strategies that may be beneficial both now and in the
Sharf, R. S. (2008). Theories of Psychotherapy and Counseling: Counseling and Cases (5thed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole
Ellis (1957, 1962) was one of the first to use Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) which is a type of cognitive therapy that focuses on an outcome of changing irrational beliefs into more rational ones. From this stemmed the ABC Technique of Irrational Beliefs (Simplypsychology.org, 2017). This is a three-step process in which to analyse the
Corey, C. (1991). Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy (4th ed.). Pacific Grove, California, USA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company. (Original work published 1977)
One of the qualities of REBT is that it helps clients see how their musings, sentiments and practices are connected by utilizing the ABC framework (Psychology.jrank.org, 2014.) "A" being the Activating event and/or objective situation, "B" being Beliefs and "C" being the Consequence (McLeod, 2014.) The beliefs (B) of the activating event (A) completely affects the consequence (C) and thus influences the client's feelings, practices and different contemplations. Subsequently if one circumstance happens to both individual A and individual B, they most likely would not respond the same with respect to the same circumstance (Basic-counseling-skills.com, 2014.) It likewise empowers an individual to break down their objectives and difficulties while spurring them to focus on, I quote “ The irrational belief system and principles they were following to try to achieve their goals” and “ The rational belief system and principles they could follow to increase the likelihood of achieving their goals” (Thestrengthsfoundation.org, 2014.) REBT permits the client's goals and issues to be surveyed immediately and is very active directive. Clients are taught to work towards adapting new aptitudes so they can understand that they are in charge of their emotional, behavioural and thinking responses to scenes in their lives. Clients are taught to recognize and face their convictions, and the therapist energizes a
Postmodern counseling approaches have begun to challenge the paradigms of modernistic counseling theories. Modern theories emphasize the use of empirically validated treatment approaches to psychotherapy. The modernistic therapy perspective endorses the premise that psychological problems are the result of disturbances in cognitive processes. The focus of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is on helping clients to examine and restructure their core beliefs in order to reorganize one’s behavior. Postmodern approaches to therapy, however, stress the importance of context in people’s social and interpersonal world. The postmodern perspective is interested in the client’s world external to individual dynamics. This paper will compare and contrast the key points, therapeutic relationship, application, contributions, and strengths and limitations of CBT and postmodern versions of therapy.
Corey, G. (2011). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy. (ninth ed., pp. 291-301). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Cognitive therapy demonstrates how to recognize the should and must thoughts, how to differentiate irrational from rational beliefs and how to accept reality. Emotive-Evocative therapy uses role playing, psychodrama, humor and other ideas in order to convince the individuals that others can accept them even with their failings and to get them to recognize what they are telling themselves when they get these shameful feelings. Behavior therapy is used to help the individual change their maladaptive patterns of behaviors, and to help them change their cognition. REBT therapists assign active homework and will suggest that there will penalties for not doing the assignments. Some therapists use the desensitization approach, which is a process by which anxiety and fears are minimized through gradual exposure to the noxious stimuli, paired it with relaxation, skill training and other behavioral techniques. While others prefer the implosive (sudden, rather than gradual) approach to confrontation of the phobic