ABSTRACT

Rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) encourages the client to focus on their emotional problems in order to understand and change the rigid and extreme attitudes that underpin these problems.

Following on from the success of the first and second editions, this accessible guide introduces the reader to REBT while indicating how it is different from other approaches within the cognitive-behavioural therapy spectrum. Divided into two sections, the Distinctive Theoretical Features of REBT and the Distinctive Practical Features of REBT, this book presents concise information in 30 key points.

Updated throughout, this new edition of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy: Distinctive Features will be invaluable to both experienced clinicians and those new to the field.

part I|73 pages

The Distinctive Theoretical Features of REBT

chapter 1|6 pages

Terminology and theory

chapter 2|9 pages

Post-modernism, relativism and other emphases

REBT’s distinctive theoretical heritage

chapter 3|3 pages

REBT’s distinctive ABC model

chapter 9|3 pages

Position on human worth

chapter 11|6 pages

Focus on meta-psychological disturbance

chapter 12|5 pages

The biological basis of human disturbance

chapter 14|3 pages

REBT’s position on psychological change

chapter 15|4 pages

Position on good mental health

part II|56 pages

The Distinctive Practical Features of Rebt

chapter 16|3 pages

The therapeutic relationship in REBT

chapter 17|3 pages

Position on case formulation

chapter 18|4 pages

Psycho-educational emphasis

chapter 22|5 pages

Variety of therapeutic styles

chapter 26|4 pages

Compromises in therapeutic change

chapter 29|3 pages

Therapeutic efficiency

chapter 30|4 pages

Theoretically consistent eclecticism