1. Terapi Rasional Emotif Perlakuan
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
(REBT)

2. Stresses thinking, judging, deciding, analyzing, and doing
Assumes that cognitions, emotions, and behaviors interact and have a reciprocal cause-and-effect relationship
Is highly didactic, very directive, and concerned as much with thinking as with feeling
Teaches that our emotions stem mainly from our beliefs, evaluations, interpretations, and reactions to life situation

3. View of Human Nature
We are born with a potential for both rational and irrational thinking
We have the biological and cultural tendency to think crookedly and to needlessly disturb ourselves
We learn and invent disturbing beliefs and keep ourselves disturbed through our self-talk
We have the capacity to change our cognitive, emotive, and behavioral processes

4. The Therapeutic Process
Therapy is seen as an educational process
Clients Learn:
To identify and dispute irrational beliefs that are maintained by self-indoctrination
To replace ineffective ways of thinking with effective and rational cognitions
To stop absolutistic thinking, blaming, and repeating false beliefs

5. THERAPIST'S ROLE
Show client their irrational shoulds, oughts, and musts.
Show client how they keep feeding their emotional disturbance.
Help client modify thinking and abandon irrational ideas.
Challenge client to develop a rational philosophy of life.

6. Irrational Ideas/Beliefs
Irrational ideas lead to self-defeating behavior
Some examples:
“I must have love or approval from all the significant people in my life”
“ I must perform important tasks competently and perfectly.”
“If I don’t get what I want, it’s terrible, and I can’t stand it.”

7. Irrational Ideas/Beliefs
MUST be loved and approved by those who matter.
MUST be competent, adequate, achieving.
People who act obnoxiously and unfairly are bad, or wicked and deserve blame.
It is a CATASTROPHE when things do not go our way.
Emotions CANNOT be controlled or feelings changed.
MUST be anxious about things that seem dangerous or fearsome.
It is best to avoid difficulties and responsibilities.
The past determines our feelings today.
People and things SHOULD be better than they are.
Maximum happiness is through passively enjoying ourselves.

8. The A-B-C Theory

9. Ellis’s Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT): eliminates self-defeating beliefs through rational examination

10. Questions