Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy REBT

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Rational Emotive Behavior TherapyREBT
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The 3 Basic Musts

• I must do well and win the approval of others for
  my performances or else I am no good
• Others must treat me considerately, fairly and
  kindly, in precisely the way I want them to treat
  me, if they dont, society and the universe
  should severely blame, damn, and punish them for
  their inconsiderateness.
• Conditions under which I live must be arranged so
  that I get practically all I want comfortably,
  quickly and easily, and get virtually nothing
  that I dont want.

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Three Types of Acceptance Important for Health

• Unconditional Self Acceptance
• I am a fallible human being with good points and
  bad points
• There is no reason why I must not have flaws
• Despite my good and bad points, I am no less or
  more worthy that any other human being

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Three Types of Acceptance Important for Health

• Unconditional other acceptance
• Other people will treat me unfairly sometime
• There is no reason that I must treat them
  unfairly
• The people who treat me unfairly are no more
  worthy and no less worthy than any other human
  being

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Three Types of Acceptance Important for Health

• Unconditional life acceptance
• Life does not always work out the way that Id
  like
• There is no reason why life must go the way I
  want it to
• Life is not necessarily pleasant but it is never
  awful and it is nearly always bearable

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ABCs of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy

• A - Activating experiences (something happens)
• B Beliefs (you have a belief, rational or
  irrational, about the situation)
• Usually involves absolutes, demandingness,
  musterbations, or awfulizing
• C Consequences (you experience an emotional
  reaction to the belief, healthy or neurotic
  symptoms rise from these)
• D Dispute the irrational beliefs
• E Enjoy the positive psychological effects of
  rational beliefs