PSYC 31a Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Aaron T. Beck, Arnold Lazarus

• School: Brandeis University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 31a
• Professor: Wright Ellen

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Albert ellis cognitive-behavioral therapy (rational emotive therapy, w/abc theory of personality) Aaron beck cognitive, cognitive/behavioral, therapy based. Albert ellis, aaron beck and arnold lazarus. Developed therapies that are brief, client- and present-focused, and direct. Sign-, symbol-, and language-creating animals with 4 fundamental processes. Often naturally inclined to do x rather than y. Social rearing groups unwittingly or wittingly go along with this natural disposition. Much effort is required for individual or cultural change. Basic assumption humans born with strong tendency to want and to insist that everything happens the way they want it to be. If not, then condemn themselves, others, and the world, when they do not immediately get what they want. Define success in terms of being other-directed (i. e. , need others to accept and approve of them) Healthy (sane) find and fulfill self in interpersonal relationships, and have considerable social interest.