Understanding REBT: Techniques for Overcoming Emotional and Behavioral Issues, Study notes of Psychology

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RATIONAL EMOTIVE

BEHAVIOUR

(REBT)

BY: INAYA IDRIS

ENROLLMENT NO. A

 (^) REBT are well known cognitive approach of counselling. REBT was established by Albert Ellis.  (^) It’s an approach that helps you identify irrational beliefs and negative thought patterns that may lead to emotional or behavioral issues.  (^) REBT can be particularly helpful for people living with a variety of issues, including:  (^) Depression  (^) Anxiety  (^) addictive behaviors  (^) Phobias  (^) Ooverwhelming feelings of anger,  (^) Guilt  (^) Procrastination  (^) Ddisordered eating habits  (^) Aggression Being active and directive, the therapist challenges the client’s irrational beliefs. This is done by using cognitive, affective and behavioral techniques

 (^) For rational explanation of personality, Ellis introduces ABCDE theory. At point A are Activating Events. At point B are Beliefs. These beliefs lead to emotional, behavioral, and cognitive Consequences. Rational beliefs lead people to functional consequence, and irrational beliefs lead them to dysfunctional consequences. At point D are Disputing the client’s irrational beliefs. This process leads to E which is Efficient rational beliefs.  (^) REBT therapists unconditionally accept their clients. They also disclose examples from their own lives in order to show clients how they experienced similar problems, and how they have solved these problems. Therefore, they are therapeutically genuine in therapeutic sessions. By having a sense of humor and also empathy, REBT therapists help client overcome their problems. Although in REBT therapist have unconditional positive regard towards their clients, but Ellis warns therapists that two much warmth may cause the client’s dependence, and the need for therapist approval.

According to Ellis some cognitive, emotive, and behavioral techniques that REBT counsellors might use in counselling are as follows:

1. Cognitive Techniques - Cognitive techniques deal with clients cognitions. Counsellors by using these techniques help clients to change their beliefs. According to Ellis, some of them are as follows: ◦ (^) Disputing irrational believing-emoting-behaving: At first, counsellors might show clients their irrational beliefs by asking questions such as: Where is the evidence for your beliefs? Why is this so terrible? These kinds of questions raise the consciousness in clients and help them to begin thinking on a more rational level. ◦ (^) Rational coping self statement: Clients repeat rational coping self-statements such as “I am never a failure or a loser but just a fallible human who fails some of the time” ◦ (^) Positive Visualization: By this technique, counsellors help clients in reaching their achievement confidence or self-efficacy. ◦ (^) Modeling: By this technique counsellors help clients see that other people they know have similar problems, but do not awfulize about them. Moreover, Clients can model themselves after those people. ◦ Psychoeducational Methods: Clients can be encouraged to read REBT self-help materials. ◦ (^) Cognitive distraction: By using cognitive distraction such as reading, watching TV, meditation and yoga, clients temporarily block out some of their anxities. ◦ (^) Practical Problem Solving Techniques: Counsellors can help their clients to use more practical methods of tackling their problems such as assertiveness training, social

3. Behavioral Techniques - By using behavioral techniques clients are encouraged to do some activities that help them overcome their anxieties. According to Ellis, some of the behavioral techniques are as follows:  (^) Reinforcement: Clients might be encouraged to reward themselves with some pleasurable activities only after they did some risks they commonly avoided.  (^) Penalisation: If clients refused to change their thinking, feeling, and behaving, then they might be encouraged to take some real penalties to discourage their resistance. For example, doing some very unpleasant tasks.  (^) Skills Training: Counsellors might work with their clients’ assertiveness. They also might encourage them to use assertiveness training workshops.