Rebt Therapy
Genesis of REBT – The Historic thought/Ellis’s inspiration
3rd Century BC in Greece & roman Empire Stoicism was School of Philosophy – Key Philosophers -- Zeno of Citium (the founder of the school), Chrysippus [his most influential disciple], Panaetius of Rhodes (who introduced Stoicism into Rome), Cicero, Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius. Following were the key beliefs: * Destructive emotions resulted from errors in judgment, and that a sage, or person of "moral and intellectual perfection," would not suffer such emotions. * virtue is sufficient for happiness - stoic calm * best indication of an individual's philosophy was not what a person said but how he behaved * Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of them * Shakespeare in Hamlet, Act2, Scene2 -- “There’s nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so.”
History of How Ellis developed his Framework
Ellis had trained as a clinical psychologist. As he treated patients, he became increasingly dissatisfied with the results offered by traditional psychoanalytic therapy. He noted that while his patients were able to become aware of their underlying problems, their behavior did not actually change.
By the 1950s, Ellis had started experimenting with other types of psychotherapy and was heavily influenced by philosophers and psychologists including Karen Horney and Alfred Adler as well as the work of behavioral therapists. Ellis's goal was to develop an action-oriented approach to psychotherapy designed to produce results by helping clients manage their emotions, cognitions, and behaviors.
According to Ellis, "people are not disturbed by things but rather by their view of things." The fundamental assertion of Rational Emotive Therapy is that the way people feel is largely influenced by how they think. When people hold irrational beliefs about themselves or the world, problems result. Because of this, the goal of REBT is to help people alter illogical
3rd Century BC in Greece & roman Empire Stoicism was School of Philosophy – Key Philosophers -- Zeno of Citium (the founder of the school), Chrysippus [his most influential disciple], Panaetius of Rhodes (who introduced Stoicism into Rome), Cicero, Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius. Following were the key beliefs: * Destructive emotions resulted from errors in judgment, and that a sage, or person of "moral and intellectual perfection," would not suffer such emotions. * virtue is sufficient for happiness - stoic calm * best indication of an individual's philosophy was not what a person said but how he behaved * Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of them * Shakespeare in Hamlet, Act2, Scene2 -- “There’s nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so.”
History of How Ellis developed his Framework
Ellis had trained as a clinical psychologist. As he treated patients, he became increasingly dissatisfied with the results offered by traditional psychoanalytic therapy. He noted that while his patients were able to become aware of their underlying problems, their behavior did not actually change.
By the 1950s, Ellis had started experimenting with other types of psychotherapy and was heavily influenced by philosophers and psychologists including Karen Horney and Alfred Adler as well as the work of behavioral therapists. Ellis's goal was to develop an action-oriented approach to psychotherapy designed to produce results by helping clients manage their emotions, cognitions, and behaviors.
According to Ellis, "people are not disturbed by things but rather by their view of things." The fundamental assertion of Rational Emotive Therapy is that the way people feel is largely influenced by how they think. When people hold irrational beliefs about themselves or the world, problems result. Because of this, the goal of REBT is to help people alter illogical