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Founded Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy in 1955. Dr. Ellis has been considered one of the most influential psychotherapists in history according to albertellis.org. His institute claims on their webpage that, in a survey conducted in 1982 among approximately 800 American clinical and counseling psychologists, Albert Ellis was considered even more influential in the field than Sigmund Freud. Further stating; prior to his death in 2007, Psychology Today described him as the “greatest living psychologist.”

Dr. Ellis, through REBT wanted clients to begin to take back their lives by not blaming the past and gain a rational perspective of their situations. Clients look at their irrational thoughts and beliefs to discover the root of their problems.

REBT teaches unconditional self-acceptance, other-acceptance, and life-acceptance to achieve mental wellness.

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A look in to the life REBT founder

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Institute of Clinical Hypnosis And Related Sciences

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Albert Ellis on REBT - Trailer - Psychotherapy Video

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http://psychotherapydvds.com In these lively and occasionally outrageous interviews, Albert Ellis, who many consider the founder of cognitive behavioral therapy, shares about the life experiences and intellectual influences that shaped his career and led him to create Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Buy from http:psychotherapydvds.com

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-People are born with potential for irrational or rational thinking

-Predispositions for self-preservation, happiness and growth actualization

-People have great deal of resources for human growth

-11 irrational ideas that cause people to develop maladaptive behavior

1) It is a dire necessity for adult humans to be loved or approved by virtually every significant other person in their community. 2) One absolutely must be competent, adequate and achieving in all important respects or else one is an inadequate, worthless person. 3) People absolutely must act considerately and fairly and they are damnable villains if they do not. -They are their bad acts. 4) It is awful and terrible when things are not the way one would very much like them to be. 5) Emotional disturbance is mainly externally caused and people have little or no ability to increase or decrease their dysfunctional feelings and behaviors. 6) If something is or may be dangerous or fearsome, then one should be constantly and excessively concerned about it and should keep dwelling on the possibility of it occurring. 7) One cannot and must not face life's responsibilities and difficulties and it is easier to avoid them. 8) One must be quite dependent on others and need them and you cannot mainly run one's own life. 9) One's past history is an all-important determiner of one's present behavior and because something once strongly affected one's life, it should indefinitely have a similar effect. 10) Other people's disturbances are horrible and one must feel upset about them. 11) There is invariably a right, precise and perfect solution to human problems and it is awful if this perfect solution is not found.

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-Counselors are direct and active in their teaching.

-The task of the REBT therapist is to correct clients’ thought patterns by minimizing irrational ideas while simultaneously helping them change their dysfunctional feelings and behaviors.

-Ellis believes that a good RET counselor must be bright, knowledgeable, empathetic, persistent, scientific, interested in helping others and use RET in their personal lives (Ellis, 1980).

-Seen as collaborator/teacher

-Warm relationship not necessary

-Primary role – focus on main irrational ideas of client(s)

-The counselor does not rely heavily on the DSM-V categories .

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The Emotional Control Card is an actual card intended for the client to carry in their wallet which has a list of inappropriate or self-destructive feelings countered with appropriate nondefeating feelings. In a difficult situation, the client has this reference card on their person to help them intervene in their own self-talk

Disputing irrational beliefs Doing cognitive homework Bibliotherapy Changing one’s language Psychoeducational methods  Rational emotive imagery Using humor Role playing Shame-attacking exercises Standard behavior therapy procedures REBT ABC-Model

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REBT provides a variety of methods to help people reformulate their dysfunctional beliefs into more sensible, realistic and helpful ones by employing the powerful REBT technique called “disputing.” Ultimately, REBT helps individuals to develop a philosophy and approach to living that can increase their effectiveness and satisfaction at work, in living successfully with others, in parenting and educational settings, in making our community and environment healthier, and in enhancing their own emotional health and personal welfare. -

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Rational Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy

REBT is the pioneering form of cognitive behavior therapy developed by Dr. Albert Ellis in 1955. REBT is an action-oriented approach to managing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral disturbances.

According to REBT, it is largely our thinking about events that leads to emotional and behavioral upset. With an emphasis on the present, individuals are taught how to examine and challenge their unhelpful thinking which creates unhealthy emotions and self-defeating/self-sabotaging behaviors.

REBT is a practical approach to assist individuals in coping with and overcoming adversity as well as achieving goals. REBT places a good deal of its focus on the present. REBT addresses attitudes, unhealthy emotions (e.g., unhealthy anger, depression, anxiety, guilt, etc.) and maladaptive behaviors (e.g., procrastination, addictive behaviors, aggression, unhealthy eating, sleep disturbance, etc.) that can negatively impact life satisfaction. REBT practitioners work closely with individuals, seeking to help identify their individual set of beliefs (attitudes, expectations and personal rules) that frequently lead to emotional distress.

REBT then provides a variety of methods to help people reformulate their dysfunctional beliefs into more sensible, realistic and helpful ones by employing the powerful REBT technique called "disputing." Ultimately, REBT helps individuals to develop a philosophy and approach to living that can increase their effectiveness and satisfaction at work, in living successfully with others, in parenting and educational settings, in making our community and environment healthier, and in enhancing their own emotional health and personal welfare.
Frequently asked questions

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REBT is the pioneering form of cognitive behavior therapy developed by Dr. Albert Ellis in 1955. REBT is an action-oriented approach to managing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral disturbances. According to REBT, it is largely our thinking about events that leads to emotional and behavioral upset.

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Types of Groups that REBT Works Well With

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Types of Groups that REBT Works Well With

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-Ibudeh (1991) used Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) to correct motivation

problems with employees in Ibadan. Nelson and Webster (1991) used REBT as communication network between employers and employees, Olayinka (1993) used REBT to correct the negative thoughts based on superstitions and beliefs among people of diversified Nigerian cultures. REBT was also used to improve self-concept among physically handicapped adolescents (Otta & Odoemelan, 1999). Olusakin (2000) used REBT to reduce examination anxieties among students in Lagos State. Oniyama (2004) worked on the effect of REBT to achieve high students’ academic achievement in Delta State.
Olufemi, A. (2013). EFFECT OF RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY (REBT) ON FEDERAL TEACHERS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS RETIREMENT. IFE Psychologia, 21(3-S), 211-222.
-REBT works well with many groups; Anxiety, Stress, PTSD, Body Image, Anger management, Dependency, etc. (Hatcher, 2011)

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Comparing CBT and MCT to REBT and their similarities 

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Comparing CBT and MCT to REBT and their similarities 

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-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Multicultural Therapy (MCT) share common assumptions that make integration possible

-CBT uses the individual’s belief system, or worldview, as part of the method of self-exploration

-Clients from diverse backgrounds tend to appreciate the emphasis on cognition and action, as well as the stress on relationship issues

-Multicultural and social justice counseling advocates acknowledge the importance of this therapeutic process when working to promote the psychological liberation causing MCT to pair well with REBT Thus, one of the similarities between Ellis’s REBT and multicultural/ social justice counseling theories is an acknowledgement of the role practitioners can play in helping clients overcome irrational beliefs that are grounded in unjust and oppressive environmental conditioning as clients realize more sophisticated forms of a liberated psychology (Ivey & Ivey, 2001).

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Comparing CBT and MCT to REBT and their opposing views

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Comparing CBT and MCT to REBT and their opposing views

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-In the case with MCT, a potential limitation of REBT is its negative view of dependency, yet many cultures view interdependence as necessary to good mental health

-In the case with MCT, the “rapid-fire active approach,” used by some practitioners of REBT may alienate those who value being reflective

-In the case with CBT and MCT, therapists who rely on jargon (using terms such as “irrational” or “maladaptive”) may come across as disrespectful and insensitive to clients who have felt marginalized in society

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-Irrational ideas lead to self-defeating behavior, therefore the task of the REBT therapist is to correct clients’ thought patterns by minimizing irrational ideas while simultaneously helping them change their dysfunctional feelings and behaviors.

-This is accomplished because REBT theory stresses that we have the capacity to change our cognitive, emotive, and behavioral processes