4.5.2 Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)

• Who developed Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)?

  Albert Ellis
• The activating event in the ABC model triggers a person's thought processes
• Beliefs about an activating event can be either rational or irrational.
• What are the consequences in the ABC model?

  Emotions and behaviors
• A logical dispute in REBT challenges the rationality of the belief.
• An empirical dispute in REBT asks for evidence to support the belief.
• What does a pragmatic dispute examine in REBT?

  Usefulness of maintaining belief
• Steps of the ABC model in REBT

  1️⃣ Activating Event (A)

  2️⃣ Beliefs (B)

  3️⃣ Consequences (C)
• An example of an activating event is failing a math test
• The belief "I am incapable of math" is an example of an irrational belief.
• What is the consequence of believing "I am incapable of math"?

  Anxiety and avoidance
• Understanding the ABC model is crucial for identifying dysfunctional thought patterns in REBT.
• Match the type of irrational belief with its definition:

  Demandingness ↔️ Belief that things "must" be a certain way

  Awfulizing ↔️ Exaggerating negative consequences

  Low frustration tolerance ↔️ Inability to cope with discomfort

  Self-depreciation ↔️ Negative evaluations of oneself
• Give an example of a demanding belief.

  "I must do well"
• Awfulizing involves exaggerating the negative consequences of an event.
• Low frustration tolerance refers to the inability to cope with discomfort or frustration.
• What is an example of self-depreciation in REBT?

  "I am a failure"
• REBT therapists use three types of disputes to challenge irrational beliefs.
• What triggers a person's thought processes in the ABC model?

  Activating event
• Match the component of the ABC model with its definition:

  Activating Event ↔️ Situation that triggers thought processes

  Beliefs ↔️ Thoughts about the event

  Consequences ↔️ Emotional and behavioral responses
• Understanding the ABC model is crucial for identifying dysfunctional thought patterns in REBT.
• Give an example of a demanding belief in REBT.

  "I must succeed"
• What are irrational beliefs characterized by?

  Illogical, unrealistic, detrimental
• The irrational belief known as demandingness involves the belief that things "must" be a certain way
• What is the definition of awfulizing in the context of irrational beliefs?

  Exaggerating negative consequences
• Low frustration tolerance refers to the inability to cope with discomfort or boredom.
• What is self-depreciation in the context of irrational beliefs?

  Negative evaluations of oneself
• Recognizing irrational beliefs aids in restructuring them using the ABC model
• What are the three types of disputes used in REBT to challenge irrational beliefs?

  1️⃣ Logical dispute

  2️⃣ Empirical dispute

  3️⃣ Pragmatic dispute
• What does a logical dispute in REBT question about a belief?

  Rationality of the belief
• An empirical dispute in REBT seeks evidence to support a belief.
• What does a pragmatic dispute in REBT evaluate about a belief?

  Usefulness of maintaining it
• Replacing irrational beliefs with rational beliefs helps reduce anxiety
• What is a rational alternative to the irrational belief, "I must succeed in everything I do?"

  "I want to succeed, but it's okay if I don't"
• Match the components of the ABC model with their descriptions:

  Activating Event (A) ↔️ The situation or trigger

  Beliefs (B) ↔️ Thoughts and interpretations

  Consequences (C) ↔️ Emotions and behaviors
• What are the three types of disputes used in REBT to challenge irrational beliefs?

  1️⃣ Logical dispute

  2️⃣ Empirical dispute

  3️⃣ Pragmatic dispute
• What does the ABC model outline in REBT?

  How thoughts influence emotions
• In the ABC model, beliefs refer to thoughts and interpretations about the activating event
• In the ABC model, consequences refer only to behavioural responses.

  False
• What is an example of an activating event in the ABC model?

  Failing a math test