Psych Ch. 9- Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy – Flashcards
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What theorist believes humans are biologically disposed to think irrationally?
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Ellis
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According to REBT, what do healthy individuals so?
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they rely on mostly on rational beliefs in their daily lives, are flexible, balance self-interest with social interest and tolerate disliked situations (acceptance)
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Self-Demandingness (irrational belief)
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I am incompetent, I can do nothing right
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Other-Demandingness (irrational belief)
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you are unworthy, you do not deserve me
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World-Demandingness (irrational belief)
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everything I do must be easy and available
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What is the most important result of REBT?
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to change irrational beliefs to rational ones
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What is the role of the client in REBT? The role of the counselor?
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the client is the student and the counselor is the teacher
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Reframing
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helping the client see things differently, such as pains are challenges
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Interpersonal Nightmare
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the client is asked to write a brief script about a most feared event and this is when the client's beliefs are revealed
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Proselytizing Task
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clients are told to go out and spread the word, try to help other with their problems because sometimes it can be easier to deal with other's issues than one's own problems
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Shame Attacking
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go out and do something dreadfully embarrassing, helps the client discover that they will not die of embarrassment
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Disputing (technique)
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asks the client if A were true, what would happen
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Realistic Disputing (technique)
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truth or factual reality
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Logical Disputing (technique)
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whatever makes the most sense
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Pragmatic Disputing (technique)
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examining outcomes
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Bibliotherapy (technique)
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when the client is assigned a reading, usually one of Ellis's books
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Recordings (technique)
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recordings of a previous session for the client to reflect on before the next session
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Stop and Monitor (technique)
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placing cues in their environment to remind them when they are going astray
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Rational Coping Statements (technique)
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sentences the client constructs to review to change behavior
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Rational Emotive Imagery (technique)
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close their eyes and conjure up something terrible that has been targeted in collaboration with the counselor and then is asked to transform that into a rational negative emotion
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Flamboyant Therapist Actions (technique)
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verbal or nonverbal, modeling that one is not affected by others thoughts
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Humor (technique)
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making fun of the client's silly thinking or behaviors
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Role Playing (technique)
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used to solve problems and assess irrational beliefs
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Rational-Irrational Dialogues (technique)
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a rational belief is listed and an irrational one is used to attack it, this is repeated until the client has exhausted irrational attacks
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Reinforcements ; Penalties (technique)
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reinforcement for work tasks and penalties for in completed ones
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Skill Training (technique)
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teaching client's assertive behavior or other social or interpersonal skills
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Acting on Rational Beliefs (technique)
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same as "acting as if"
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Homework (technique)
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tasks are devised that fit the client's problems to help
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What form of dispute did Ellis and McLaurin (2005) recognize?
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From 2005, up until the time of his death, Dr. Ellis was involved in a legal dispute with the Albert Ellis Institute, which he said was following an agenda that is in many ways inconsistent with Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
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What does research say about REBT?
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mostly supportive but methodological problems often complicate the interpretation of results
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Inference Chaining
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counselor asks the client of something were true "then what?", this will reveal an emotional or behavioral problem
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Elegant Outcome
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profound; aimed at the shoulds, musts, and I can't stand its to adopt a more functional basic philosophy
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Inelegant Outcome
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general; uses a cognitive-behavioral strategy
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In REBT, what does the "D" stand for?
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dispute- to dispute faulty beliefs and philosophies
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What would be considered the best client outcome in REBT?
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the client adopts the philosophy of a healthy person
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How is resistance viewed in REBT?
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they believe the counselor is mistaken
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Where do REBT therapist believe resistance stems from?
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the innate tendency to irrational thought, embarrassment about one's problems, and rebellion and reactance to hopelessness
