CH 9. RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY (REBT)
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
ABCDE's of feelings and behaviors (REBT) - (ANSWER)A: Activating event.
B: irrational Belief about the activating event
C: Consequential feeling or behavior. Cognitive self statement
D: Dispute the irrational belief
E: create a new Effective response
Absolutistic musts and should's (REBT) - (ANSWER)A cognitive distortion. Believing that one must or
should act a certain way.
Activating event (A) (REBT) - (ANSWER)The event that we ruminate on and develop irrational beliefs
about e.g. My lover has left me.
Awfulizing (REBT) - (ANSWER)A cognitive distortion. Exaggerating an event so that is seems horrible,
terrible, awful or catastrophic.
Behavioral disputations (REBT) - (ANSWER)Behavioral changes to coincide with cognitive changes.
Challenging the irrational beliefs that are responsible for the behaviors.
Being active and directive (REBT) - (ANSWER)The therapist will administer assessment techniques,
queston the client, and encourage the client to talk, as he or she gathers information from the client to
assess how the client distorts events and uses irrational thinking.
Challenging clients (REBT) - (ANSWER)Challenging occurs when therapists suggest to their clients that
they examine their current way of understanding their thinking, feeling and behavioral processes. It
should not be confused with heavy duty confrontation.
Cognitive disputations (REBT) - (ANSWER)Disputing their irrational beliefs regarding the activating event.
This involves helping clients challenge their existing irrational beliefs and in this process use questions
that draw out the reasons for the person behaving the way he or she does. e.g. "What evidence do you
, CH 9. RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY (REBT)
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
have to support this belief?" "How is that true?" "Might there be another way to think about the
situation?" "Has thinking this way been productive for you?"
cognitive distortions (REBT) - (ANSWER)Dualistic and inflexible thinking develop these distortions. These
include abolutistic must and shoulds, awfulizing, i-cant-stand-its, demands and people rating. Such
distortions are in turn responsible for irrational thinking which makes one feel "crappy."
Consequential feeling or behavior (REBT) - (ANSWER)In conjunction with our irrational beliefs. e.g
Feeling Consequences-depression, hopelessness
Behavioral Consequences-isolation, suicidal attempts
core irrational beliefs (REBT) - (ANSWER)12 irrational beliefs paired down to 3.
1. I must always be approved of an liked/loved by everyone.
2. You should always treat me well and act the way i think you should
3. Life should always be fair and just.
Core musturbatory or grandiose irrational beliefs (REBT) - (ANSWER)SAME AS CORE IRRATIONAL BELIEFS
12 irrational beliefs paired down to 3.
1. I must always be approved of an liked/loved by everyone.
2. You should always treat me well and act the way i think you should
3. Life should always be fair and just.
Demands (REBT) - (ANSWER)Cognitive distortion. Demanding that oneself, or another, act in a certain
manner.
Demonstrating the ABCs of feeling and behaving (REBT) - (ANSWER)The therapist will use the ABC's to
demonstrate to clients how their irrational beliefs, not their situation, are causing emotional distress.
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
ABCDE's of feelings and behaviors (REBT) - (ANSWER)A: Activating event.
B: irrational Belief about the activating event
C: Consequential feeling or behavior. Cognitive self statement
D: Dispute the irrational belief
E: create a new Effective response
Absolutistic musts and should's (REBT) - (ANSWER)A cognitive distortion. Believing that one must or
should act a certain way.
Activating event (A) (REBT) - (ANSWER)The event that we ruminate on and develop irrational beliefs
about e.g. My lover has left me.
Awfulizing (REBT) - (ANSWER)A cognitive distortion. Exaggerating an event so that is seems horrible,
terrible, awful or catastrophic.
Behavioral disputations (REBT) - (ANSWER)Behavioral changes to coincide with cognitive changes.
Challenging the irrational beliefs that are responsible for the behaviors.
Being active and directive (REBT) - (ANSWER)The therapist will administer assessment techniques,
queston the client, and encourage the client to talk, as he or she gathers information from the client to
assess how the client distorts events and uses irrational thinking.
Challenging clients (REBT) - (ANSWER)Challenging occurs when therapists suggest to their clients that
they examine their current way of understanding their thinking, feeling and behavioral processes. It
should not be confused with heavy duty confrontation.
Cognitive disputations (REBT) - (ANSWER)Disputing their irrational beliefs regarding the activating event.
This involves helping clients challenge their existing irrational beliefs and in this process use questions
that draw out the reasons for the person behaving the way he or she does. e.g. "What evidence do you
, CH 9. RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY (REBT)
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
have to support this belief?" "How is that true?" "Might there be another way to think about the
situation?" "Has thinking this way been productive for you?"
cognitive distortions (REBT) - (ANSWER)Dualistic and inflexible thinking develop these distortions. These
include abolutistic must and shoulds, awfulizing, i-cant-stand-its, demands and people rating. Such
distortions are in turn responsible for irrational thinking which makes one feel "crappy."
Consequential feeling or behavior (REBT) - (ANSWER)In conjunction with our irrational beliefs. e.g
Feeling Consequences-depression, hopelessness
Behavioral Consequences-isolation, suicidal attempts
core irrational beliefs (REBT) - (ANSWER)12 irrational beliefs paired down to 3.
1. I must always be approved of an liked/loved by everyone.
2. You should always treat me well and act the way i think you should
3. Life should always be fair and just.
Core musturbatory or grandiose irrational beliefs (REBT) - (ANSWER)SAME AS CORE IRRATIONAL BELIEFS
12 irrational beliefs paired down to 3.
1. I must always be approved of an liked/loved by everyone.
2. You should always treat me well and act the way i think you should
3. Life should always be fair and just.
Demands (REBT) - (ANSWER)Cognitive distortion. Demanding that oneself, or another, act in a certain
manner.
Demonstrating the ABCs of feeling and behaving (REBT) - (ANSWER)The therapist will use the ABC's to
demonstrate to clients how their irrational beliefs, not their situation, are causing emotional distress.
