Overcoming Destructive Beliefs, Feelings, and Behaviors

by Ellis, Albert

• ISBN13: 9781573928793
• ISBN10: 1573928798
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Prometheus Books

Summary

First developed in 1955, Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) is the original form of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and one of the most successful psychotherapeutic techniques in the world. Its founder, world-renowned psychologist Albert Ellis, now offers an up-to-date description of the main principles and practices of this innovative and influential therapy. This fascinating look at REBT by its internationally recognised creator will be of inestimable value to professionals and laypersons alike.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	11	(2)
Introduction	13	(4)
Part I: New Directions for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Profound Therapy: Helping People to Feel Better and Get Better	17	(20)
Using Postmodernism and Constructivism in Psychotherapy	37	(14)
Issues in Counseling in the Postmodern Era	51	(8)
Why Rational Emotive Therapy to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy?	59	(8)
REBT Diminishes Much of the Human Ego	67	(12)
Special Features of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy	79	(10)
The Humanism of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy	89	(10)
General Semantics and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy	99	(16)
The Main Change Agent in Effective Psychotherapy is Specific Technique and Skill	115	(10)
Brief Therapy: The Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Method	125	(22)
Vigorous REBT Disputing and the Technique of Rational Emotive Imagery: Handouts for Clients	147	(6)
REBT and Marriage and Family Therapy	153	(20)
REBT and Its Application to Group Therapy	173	(22)
The Use of Hypnosis and REBT	195	(14)
REBT as an Internal Control Psychotherapy	209	(14)
The Importance of Cognitive Processing in Facilitating Accepting in Psychotherapy	223	(22)
The Rise of Cognitive Behavior Therapy	245	(10)
The Future of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy	255	(10)
Part II: Treating Specific Emotional and Behavioral Problems and Severe Personality Disorders with Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Some Main Treatment Practices of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy	265	(28)
Treating Individuals with Depressive Disorders	293	(12)
Treating Individuals with Anxiety Disorders	305	(18)
Treating Individuals with Low Frustration Tolerance	323	(6)
Treating Elderly People with Emotional and Behavioral Disturbances	329	(8)
Treating Individuals with Severe Perfectionism	337	(10)
Treating Individuals with Morbid Jealousy	347	(8)
Treating Individuals with Addictive Behaviors	355	(6)
Treating Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorders	361	(12)
Treating Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders	373	(16)
Treating Individuals with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders	389	(12)
Tentative Conclusion	401	(2)
Selected References	403	(10)
Index	413	(8)
About the Author	421