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Theorists that contributed to Cognitive-Behavioral Theory - ✔✔1) Albert Ellis
(Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy)
2) Aaron Beck (Cognitive Psychology)
3) Judith Beck (Complex Cognitive Therapy)
4) Donald Meichenbaum (Cognitive Behavior Modification)
5) Albert Bandura (Social Cognitive Theory)
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy - ✔✔Albert Ellis developed the ABC model
to his theory:
*A= Activating Event*
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, *B= Belief about the event* (that initiated the
response- NOT the EVENT)
*C= Consequence of the event*
-soon transitioned to ABCDE approach:
D= represents the disputation of irrational beliefs
E= represents the new affect (consequence) that arises from successfully
disputing irrational beliefs
(D) is comprised of 3 distinct aspects:
1) the recognition of irrational beliefs
2) discerning the difference between rational and irrational beliefs
3) challenging the irrational beliefs
3 possible beliefs of an event - ✔✔1) a rational belief about a pleasant
activating event
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