ABSTRACT
Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) encourages the client to focus on their emotional problems in order to understand and change the irrational beliefs that underpin these problems. Following on from the success of the first edition, 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |75 pages
The distinctive theoretical features of REBT
chapter |2 pages
Post-modern relativism
chapter |2 pages
REBT's distinctive ABC model
chapter |6 pages
Irrational beliefs are at the core of psychological disturbance
chapter |8 pages
Rational beliefs are at the core of psychological health
chapter |4 pages
REBT's key principle of emotional responsibility
chapter |2 pages
Explaining why clients' inferences are highly distorted
chapter |4 pages
Position on human worth
chapter |9 pages
Distinction between ego and discomfort disturbance and health
chapter |8 pages
Focus on meta-psychological disturbance
chapter |6 pages
The biological basis of human irrationality
chapter |2 pages
REBT's position on psychological change
chapter |4 pages
Position on good mental health
part |61 pages
The distinctive practical features of REBT