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• CBT-

  • developed by beck based on negative triad where irrational thoughts are identified and challenged
  • aims to adress negative triad, faulty info processing and negative self schema
• how does CBT work

  • CBT aims for patients to test the reality of their irrational beliefs by using ‘patient as the scientist’, for example making a patient record every time someone is nice to them and using this as counter evidence for negative beliefs. 
• ellis's rational emotive behavioural therapy

  • form of CBT
  • disputing and challenging irrational beliefs
  • based on ABCDEF model
• ABCDEF model

  • D refers to disputing irrational thoughts
  • E is the effect of this
  • F is feelings produced from disputing
• how ellis challenges irrational beliefs

  proposed arguments based on disputing these thoughts, firstly a logical argument where the therapist states the belief doesn’t follow logically from fact and an empirical argument stating there is no evidence to support this irrational belief.