Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Help me study for my Psychology class. I’m stuck and don’t understand.

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) has been in use for over 50 years and has empirical support for use with mood disorders, bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders, sleep difficulty, and many others. It may also be applied with many different populations and cultures. Like all approaches to CBT, it is generally a short-term and goal-oriented treatment approach.

For this Discussion, you view a video of Dr. Albert Ellis demonstrating REBT techniques with a patient being treated for addiction and consider your first impressions of seeing this approach being applied. Keep in mind that each individual therapist brings his or her own style and personality to treatment, even within the same theoretical orientation and treatment approach. In your future work, you will hone your own philosophical approach and style.

To prepare:

• Review the Learning Resources for this week, considering the basic tenets of REBT. What are your initial impressions of this approach to therapy?
• Review the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Demostration video in this week’s Learning Resources. What is your impression of Albert Ellis?

With these thoughts in mind:

By Day 4

Post by Day 4 your impression of Albert Ellis and his REBT approach to therapy. What techniques did you notice? What are the characteristics of how he applies REBT?

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources. Use proper APA format and citation.