telling the patient it is about their beliefs linked to events rather than the events themselves that are causing the problems gives the patient control
when people feel like they have control/free will rather than life being determined for them, they have better mental health outcomes
give the weakness of ellis's explanation?
whilst some depressions are reactive (EXOGENOUS) (ie they have an activating event), not all do- some cases just suddenly appear from within (ENDOGENOUS)
