Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)one of the earliest form of

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

By Jérôme DIDOT

Friday, Dec. 14th

Brief Introduction to CBT

• Ideal to achieve goals of wellbeing & happiness

• Different reactions when goals are blocked:- healthy and helpful way- painful emotions and maladaptive behavors

Resort to CBT start from uncomfortable situations difficult to handle and tending to bring negativethoughts, emotions, physical feelings or actions.

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Brief Introduction to CBT

• CBT approach helps to change both: - the way you think as ‘Cognitive’ - what you do as ‘Behaviour’

One of the most effective psychological treatmentsto cure anxiety or moderate to severe depression.

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Dr. Albert Ellis: founder of the REBT

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Born in Pittsburgh September 27, 1913Raised his childhood in New York CityDegree in psychology at Columbia Univ.American psychotherapist/psychologist

Method for resolving emotional disturbs: REBT

In 1959: Creation of the “Albert Ellis Institute”, to PROMOTE theory as educative & preventive

How REBT can improve your daily life...

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"Men are disturbed not by events, but by the views which they take of them”

• REBT : a set of techniques & variety of methods powerful REBT technique: "disputing”

GAIN better control on emotional life & behaviorsCHANGE irrational beliefs into rational ones

How REBT can improve your daily life...

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• 3 common levels of irrational beliefs: 1st level: self-pity. 2nd level: anxiety, depression, shame & guilt. 3rd level: rage, passive-aggression & violent acts.

Less demanding combined with more flexibility lead to healthy emotions & helpful behaviors

• Self / Other / Life unconditional acceptance

A key analysis technique: the ABC Model

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Activating event (A)

Beliefs (B)

Consequences (C)

Through the “ABC Model”:A does not cause C This is B that causes C.

How does a REBT session goes?

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• From 6 weeks to 6 months• From 5 to 20 weekly or fortnightly sessions• Between 30 and 60 minutes per session

- Individually,- with a group of people in a similar situation,- from a ‘do-it yourself’ book,- from a computer program.

• First 2 to 4 sessions: the therapist will check that the treatment well suits to you, depending on how you feel comfortable with it

How does a REBT session goes?

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• First 2 to 4 sessions:CHECK the suitability of the treatment,BE ASKED questions about past life (background)

• Next sessions:BREAK problem down into sub-parts (ABC Model)

• Each session:AGREE on what to discuss with the therapist

References

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Websites• http://www.rebtnetwork.org/ (Official Network for REBT)

• http://www.albertellis.org/ (Albert Ellis Institute official website)

• http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/ (The Royal College of Psychiatrists)

• http://en.wikipedia.org

Books• + “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) For Dummies” (French version “Thérapies Comportementales et Cognitives pour Les Nuls”).

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