Cognitive Therapy; Rational Emotive Therapy AP Psychology

Cognitive Therapy Approaches Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Cognitive Therapy

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy REBT is based on the idea that people engage in self-talk that is false (i.e. I am so fat, when in reality they are a normal weight) Idea is that if people change their beliefs this will produce a change in emotion Therapist works to confront irrational ideas of the client Therapist acts primarily as a teacher who helps the client develop skills that will allow the client to think more rationally

Cognitive Therapy Widely used in treatment of depression Effective to use when our cognitive schemas (way we have organized the world) has become distorted Example: minimizing our own success or stating beliefs that are negative about oneself Therapist challenges the ideas/beliefs and works to change the clients ways of thinking