Questions: 1. What are the factors that led you to choose psychotherapy as your major focus in the field of mental health? That is hard to say. I was always interested in people and how they behaved. I guess I am a practical person and studying psychology just for the knowledge was not interesting if I could not put it to use. Also I had a younger brother who had some problems and no one seemed to be able to help him. That clearly had some influence on me. I have always fond people to be so fascinating and I feel so gratified when someone leaves me and makes changes in their life. 2. What are the unique properties of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) when compared to other psychotherapy approaches? Which features of other psychotherapy does it oppose to? REBT is more philosophical and specifically draws on Stoic and Existential philosophy. In the college I attended (Villanova University), everyone had a philosophy minor. So I felt at home with this aspect of REBT. Manny Americans do not like this aspect of REBT, because we have such poor training in philosophy in our country. I lie to debate so I was drawn to the active discussion with the client about their personal beliefs and teaching about more healthy ways of thinking. So, I think the active-directive nature of REBT is its most unique feature and the one that drew me to it. REBT is cognitive but so our other psychotherapies. REBT’s focus on acceptance of our selves, others, the world, and the universe, and RENT’s focus on the evaluative thoughts about the way the world is that main distinction from others CBT theories. I have been most opposed to the passivity of many psychotherapists. It is very nice to wait for people to discover things on their own, but the... ... middle of paper ... ...element of many contemporary forms of CBT. The focus on secondary emotional disturbance is another concept that has been adopted by many forms of CBT. So we are silently creeping into the ideas of others. 10. As a person who has been teaching at your university and also at the Albert Ellis Institute what can you suggest to young colleagues who want to become cognitive behavioral therapists? What should be the fundamentals of this education according to you? This is a hard question. I think a good REBT therapist knows very much about psychopathology, personality theory and research, social psychology and of course cognitive psychology. Next you need to learn about how to red human emotions in the faces and speech of your clients. Also good therapist need to learn basic micro counseling skills and how to develop and maintain the therapeutic alliance in all clients.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that rebt therapists try actively to understand the client's thoughts and scheme. socratic dialogue, direct teaching, bibliotherapy, or active behavioral assignments are all strategies you can use.
- Opines that they are healthier because of work with albert ellis and rebt. they think they have learned the most to accept their mistakes.
- Narrates how they learned from al elis to accept themselves and work around their dysgraphia.
- Describes the factors that led them to choose psychotherapy as their major focus in the field of mental health.
- Describes the unique properties of rational emotive behavioral therapy (rebt) when compared to other psychotherapy approaches.
- Opines that philosophers like al ellis and karl popper have strongly affected them in their rebt history.
- Opines that rebt will have an eclectic perspective or follow its own path in the future.
- Explains the importance of being an open-minded psychotherapist and how rebt can be the center of an eclectic practice.
- Explains that they are working on a romantic partner anger scales, which will help us focus on the role of anger in couple’s problems, and to create short rational and irrational beliefs scales for specific problems.
- Opines that acceptance is a core element of many contemporary forms of cbt, and the focus on secondary emotional disturbance is another concept adopted by many forms.
- Opines that a good rebt therapist knows about psychopathology, personality theory and research, social psychology, and of course cognitive psychology.
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- Elviscomparative essayREBT therapists focus on having the clients think rationally. Irrational thought does not help a person reach goals (Bishop, 2004). Rational thought in REBT is not the general definition where it’s “logically valid”. Rather rational thought is cognition that is effective for an individual (Ellis, 1999). Irrational thinking causes emotion reasoning, low frustration levels, and automatic thinking the worst of a situation. However, rational thought is flexible and realistic which helps a person reach their goals (Bishop, 2004)
In this essay, the author
- Explains gestalt therapy is similar to the psychoanalytic perspective because they both believe that different defense mechanisms influence a person’s relationship with others.
- Explains gestalt therapists focus on four concepts during treatment: phenomenological method, dialogical relationship, field-theoretical strategies, and experimental freedom.
- Explains that gestalt therapy varies in length due to the therapy being unique for each client. the real goal for the therapist is to teach the individual to come up with their own conclusions.
- Explains the four stages that a client goes through in therapy: emergence of the problem, working with external polarities, bringing out internal issues, and integration.
- Recommends rational emotive therapy, a form of cognitive behavioral therapy. rebt focuses on teaching clients to replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts and actions that encourage growth and emotional development.
- Explains that an rebt therapist works actively with a patient to change their personal mindset that is causing maladaptive behaviors and thoughts.
- Explains that rational thought in rebt is not the general definition where it’s “logically valid”, but cognition that is effective for an individual.
740 wordsRead More - Rational Cognitive Therapy Essayexplanatory essayOne of the earliest forms of cognitive psychotherapy is Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT). Albert Ellis, a clinical psychologist, developed Rational
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- Explains cognitive behavioural therapy (cbt) is an active, directive, time limited, structured approach used to treat a variety of psychiatric disorders, such as depression, anxiety, phobias.
- Explains that albert ellis, a clinical psychologist, developed rational emotive behaviour therapy in the 1950s. it focuses on resolving emotional and behavioural problems.
- Explains that cbt can be helpful in treating a range of conditions such as anxiety, depression, phobias and eating disorders. becks system of therapy has been most widely used in cases of depression.
- Explains that cognitive model of depression evolved from systematic clinical observations and experimental testing. cbt has become a more well-known form of treatment and is being promoted by the nhs.
- Opines that mbsr in combination with the behavioural component of cbt-i is a promising treatment for reducing symptoms of insomnia and sleep-related
- States that cognitive behavioural therapy is one of the most effective treatments for conditions where anxiety or depression is the main problem.
- Explains the positive link between cognitive behaviour therapy and treating depression. cbt is a good alternative to anti-depressant medication.
- Explains that cbt helps confused, distracted, and preoccupied depressed patients to focus on and organise their thinking and their behaviour.
- Explains the strength of cbt is that after many sessions the patient incorporates many of the techniques the therapist uses into their day to day lives.
- Explains that cognitive therapy emphasizes on empirical investigation of patients' automatic thoughts and interferences. the way the therapy is structured allows patients to engage and participate in it.
- Explains that cognitive therapists tend to focus on the "here-and-now" in contrast to more traditional therapies such as client centered therapy and psychoanalytic therapy.
- Explains that the model focuses on human thought and as human cognitive abilities have been responsible for many of our accomplishments, it may be blamed for our problems.
- Opines that cbt is a more appropriate form of treatment compared to medication because it helps the individual pick up skills along the way so if it does return they are able to manage it better.
- Opines that a therapist can't make someone's problems go away if they're not fully committed to their recovery.
- Explains that because cbt doesn't address the underlying causes of mental health conditions, the patient may not be getting the right treatment.
- Explains that cognitive therapy uses terms such as negative self-concepts, irrational belief about the self, dysfunctional, and biased cognitions.
- Explains that clients' appraisals and reports of their negative or distressful experiences are rational, realistic, and accurate. research has shown that positive self-evaluations may be dysfunctional and maladaptive.
- Explains how cbt is used when patients are trying to overcome anxiety. the royal college of psychiatrists recommends confronting anxiety, which may lead to the individual feeling anxious for a short period of time.
- Opines that therapy isn't always effective, and that a good therapist will pace your sessions and keep you in control.
1290 wordsRead More - The Development Of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)explanatory essayCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form a therapy that is short term, problem focused, cost effective, and can be provided to a broad range of disorders and is based on evidence based practices, in fact it is has the most substantial evidence based of all psychosocial therapies (Craske, 2017, p.3). Evidence based practices are strategies that have been proven to be effective through research and science. One goal of CBT is to decrease symptoms and improve the quality of life by replacing maladaptive behaviors, emotions and cognitive responses with adaptive responses (Craske, 2017, p.24). The behavioral intervention goal is to decrease maladaptive behavior and increase adaptive behavior. The goal of cognitive intervention is to modify maladaptive cognitions, self-statements or beliefs. CBT grew out of behavioral therapy and the social learning theory (Dobson, 2012, p.9). It was not until the 1950s that CBT started to swarm the psychology field. Due to nonscientific psychoanalytical approaches, there was a need for a better form of intervention which ensued to behavioral therapy (Craske, 2017,
In this essay, the author
- Explains that cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) is short-term, problem-focused, cost-effective, and can be provided to a broad range of disorders.
- Explains that cbt clinicians believe that the psychopathology derives from faulty thinking and that experiences and learning have a role in the development of the disorder.
- Explains that cognitive theories of psychopathology are rooted in learning theory and cognitive theory principles. cognitive and behavior experience are connected and both impact pathology.
- Explains cognitive psychology emerged out of the work of a.t beck and colleges. it is a form of therapy that is used in the treatment of anxiety disorders, relational problems, personality problems and anger.
- Explains that cbt therapists have various forms of therapy, strategies, and theories that they can use to treat clients.
- Explains that cbt is a manualized form of therapy, but it can be modified depending on the client's gender, cultural, and the type of disorder.
- Explains that cbt uses empirical science to deliver treatments. the dissatisfaction with psychoanalytical approaches led to the birth of behavioral therapy.
1859 wordsRead More - Phychotherapy Case Studyopinionated essayOur other textbook, The Essential Counselor, was extremely helpful in explaining the skills I will need as a therapist. It covered everything from who becomes a counselor to how to be an effective one. (Hutchinson, 2012).
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- Describes psychotherapy as the informed and intentional application of clinical methods and interpersonal stances derived from established psychological principles for the purpose of assisting people to modify their behaviors, cognitions, emotions, and other personal characteristics in directions that the participants deem desirable.
- Analyzes how the textbook gives 15 different examples of psychotherapies, and most of them have two or more different versions. they feel more aware of the complexity of deciding what therapy would work with a particular client.
- Explains that their other textbook, the essential counselor, was helpful in explaining the skills they will need as a therapist.
- Opines that the therapeutic relationship between therapist and client can be even more important than how the therapy sessions are conducted.
- Opines that unconditional positive regard is an important aspect of the therapeutic relationship, especially when dealing with clients who are abusive to others.
- Opines that self-awareness is a critical factor in developing the all-important empathy necessary for doing good counseling work.
- Opines that effective therapists need to be aware on many different levels, such as intrapersonal awareness and interpersonal awareness.
- Opines that the most important thing they learned in this class, as well as most of their other classes, is how everything needs to be considered.
- Opines that they are looking forward to learning how to be an effective counselor, even with self-doubts and obstacles.
711 wordsRead More - Techniques Utilized in Rational Emotive Behavior, Therapy (REBT)explanatory essayRational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a therapy developed by Albert Ellis with the goal of helping client’s modify their self talk. (Smith, 2012) Self talk is intrapersonal communication that occurs within ones mind, disturbed behavior and unhappiness are the result of irrational self talk and is based on the way one reacts and interprets the various events in their lives. Thus, if a client interprets a given event negatively they will then start the negative self talk within their own mind which will then lead to negative responses.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that rational emotive behavior therapy (rebt) is a therapy developed by albert ellis with the goal of helping client’s modify their self talk.
- Explains that most of us subscribe to some if not all of the "11 irrational beliefs" which fuel our negative responses to events.
- Describes ellis, a. emotional disturbances and its treatment in a nutshell. canadian counsellor, 5(3), 168-170.
- Explains that rebt focuses on teaching the client how to identify their irrational beliefs and then dispute them.
737 wordsRead More - Two Types Of Therapiesexplanatory essayAccording to author Dennis Coon of Introduction to Psychology, “Rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT) attempts to change or remove irrational beliefs that cause emotional problems.” Albert Ellis states the basic idea of rational-emotive behavior is easy as ABC. He assumes that people become unhappy and develop self-defeating habits because they have unrealistic or faulty beliefs.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that there are many different types of therapies or psychological methods used to alleviate problems. they describe rational-emotive behavior therapy and psychoanalysis.
- States that rational-emotive behavior therapy (rebt) attempts to change or remove irrational beliefs that cause emotional problems. albert ellis assumes that people become unhappy and develop self-defeating habits because they have unrealistic or faulty beliefs.
- Explains that rational-emotive therapy shows that the real problem comes between a and c. in between is b, the patient's unrealistic beliefs.
- Explains that there are many irrational or unrealistic beliefs that we all tend to hold. rational-emotive behavior therapy holds that events do not cause us to have feelings.
- Explains how freud relied on four basic techniques to uncover the roots of psychoanalysis: free association, dream analysis, analysis of resistance, and
- Explains that the patient engages in free association by saying whatever comes to mind, without concern for whether the ideas are painful, embarrassing, or illogical.
- Opines that rational-emotive behavior and psychoanalysis help patients recognize their problem and deal with it.
522 wordsRead More - Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Theory Of Personalityanalytical essayAccording to the rational emotive behavior therapy theory (REBT) of personality, it is not the events taking place in our lives that affects our emotions but the beliefs of the matter. Beliefs are formed by what society perceives to be acceptable and humans by nature adapt to society through the ABC model. This model consists of activating events, beliefs and consequences.
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- Explains that the rational emotive behavior therapy theory (rebt) of personality affects our emotions, not the events taking place in our lives. beliefs are formed by what society perceives to be acceptable.
- Explains that david is an educated 37-year-old bisexual male who vowed to support and accept his sexuality as long as their relationship remained monogamous. the rational-emotive explanation of personality refers to this as an activating event.
- Analyzes how david finds love again with another man named tom after filing for divorce and agreeing to joint custody of their nine-year-old daughter.
- Analyzes how david's dreadful imagination of his sexuality being exposed to his daughter refers back to a salient activating event.
- Explains that david's irrational beliefs lead to debilitating panic attacks, which occur before he searches for open job positions, spends time with his daughter, and sexually intimate with tom.
- Explains that the rebt theory states that when anxiety leads to more anxiety, the original, inappropriate consequence itself becomes an activating event. the aggression david feels towards the negative associations of his sexuality pushes tom away.
- Explains that the psychotherapy approach is an extension to the abc model of rebt by incorporating disputing which is followed by effective new philosophy.
- Explains that when addressing david's feelings of worthlessness, an emotional salutation can "attempt to change the client’s emotional reaction to the activating event."
756 wordsRead More - Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy Case Studyexplanatory essayRational Emotive Behavior Therapy(REBT) was developed by Albert Ellis. REBT is to teach people how to fight against faulty beliefs and to help to get a new way of living to the patient. Also, REBT is based on the premise that emotional and behavioral problems are originally learned from significant others during childhood. Therefore, the therapist might use ABC theory of personality to work with Todd to overcome his difficulty. First, the therapist find out the negative event is Todd has trouble sleeping (A, the activating event). After that, to find out that Todd’s emotional reaction may be worrying about maintaining his 4.0GPA (C the motional consequence). Finally, Todd might find that why he believes he had to maintain his 4.0GPA (B, the
In this essay, the author
- Explains that rational emotive behavior therapy (rebt) was developed by albert ellis to teach people how to fight against faulty beliefs and to get a new way of living to the patient.
134 wordsRead More - Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapyexplanatory essayRational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) is designed to confront a client’s irrational beliefs (Corey 2017). First created by Albert Ellis, REBT emphasizes the importance of assessing, deciding, and thinking about one’s own cognitive process. Therapists who use this technique often confront a client’s irrational thoughts directly; the therapist encourages new, more beneficial ways of thinking. The current client is suffering from feelings of anxiety and inadequateness brought on by her father’s disapproval; many of the thoughts she has are irrational and she constantly blames herself for her father’s actions and beliefs about her. REBT would be beneficial to her situation because it would help identify
In this essay, the author
- Explains that rational emotive behavioral therapy (rebt) is designed to confront a client's irrational beliefs.
- Explains the therapeutic process of rebt is to replace irrational beliefs and ways of thinking with productive, healthier cognitive processes.
- Explains that the a-b-c model is useful in understanding a client's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
- Explains that therapists challenge the client's irrational beliefs and encourage them to replace them with rational ones.
702 wordsRead More - Group Techniques: Group Therapyexplanatory essayA member of an REBT group therapy experience a variety of cognitive, emotive, and behavioral interventions. From a cognitive perspective, REBT reveals to group members that their beliefs and self-talk keep them disturbed. In this approach to group, cognitive methods emphasis is on thinking, disputing, debating, interpreting, explaining, and teaching. Group leaders expect members to know Ellis’s signature ABCDE approach and how to dispute irrational thinking after a brief period of being in the group. A few of the cognitive techniques used are teaching the A-B-Cs of REBT, active disputation of faulty beliefs, teaching coping self-statements, and psychoeducational methods. Additionally, the REBT Self-help form is used as
In this essay, the author
- Explains that rebt group therapy uses cognitive, emotive, and behavioral interventions to reveal to group members that their beliefs and self-talk keep them disturbed. group leaders expect members to know ellis’ signature abcde approach.
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