Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy REBT

The 3 Basic Must’s I must do well and win the approval of others for my performances or else I am no good Others must treat me considerately, fairly and kindly, in precisely the way I want them to treat me, if they don’t, society and the universe should severely blame, damn, and punish them for their inconsiderateness. Conditions under which I live must be arranged so that I get practically all I want comfortably, quickly and easily, and get virtually nothing that I don’t want.

Three Types of Acceptance Important for Health Unconditional Self Acceptance I am a fallible human being with good points and bad points There is no reason why I must not have flaws Despite my good and bad points, I am no less or more worthy that any other human being

Three Types of Acceptance Important for Health Unconditional other acceptance Other people will treat me unfairly sometime There is no reason that I must treat them unfairly The people who treat me unfairly are no more worthy and no less worthy than any other human being

Three Types of Acceptance Important for Health Unconditional life acceptance Life does not always work out the way that I’d like There is no reason why life must go the way I want it to Life is not necessarily pleasant but it is never awful and it is nearly always bearable

ABC’s of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy A - Activating experiences (something happens) B – Beliefs (you have a belief, rational or irrational, about the situation) Usually involves absolutes, demandingness, musterbations, or awfulizing C – Consequences (you experience an emotional reaction to the belief, healthy or neurotic symptoms rise from these) D – Dispute the irrational beliefs E – Enjoy the positive psychological effects of rational beliefs