Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Paper Summary:

The paper outlines the history of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) and its key principles and ideas. The techniques and practices of this therapy are explains and its strengths and weaknesses are highlighted. The writer relates why this theory appeals to him and how he, as a therapist, would use this therapy.

Outline:
History of Theory
Theoretical Beliefs
Techniques and Practices
Strengths and Weaknesses
Choice
Use of Theory

From the Paper:

"Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy or REBT is an approach to therapy started by Albert Ellis. Albert Ellis, born in 1913, published his first book on REBT in 1957 entitled How To Live With a Neurotic. He began his career thinking that he would be a great American novelist and did actually write two manuscripts but was never able to get them published. He first graduated from the City University of New York in business administration. However, he was collecting data for a piece he was writing called "the Case for Sexual Liberty," and he discovered that he really liked the field of counseling as well. So, in 1942 he returned to school at Columbia in the clinical-psychology program and received his Master's in 1943 and a doctorate in 1947. After working and researching he decided that psychoanalysis was what he wanted to do so he found a therapist to work with him and train him."

Sample of Sources Used:

• The ABC's of REBT. Accessed March 26, 2007 at http://www.stressgroup.com/abcscrashcourse.html
• Bouree, George. (2000) . Personality Theories. Accessed March 27, 2007 at http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/ellis.html
• De Pietro, Mario. What is Rational Emotive Education. Accessed March 27, 2007 at http://web.tiscali.it/rebt_m_di_pietro/what.htm
• Edelstein, Michael. Accessed March 27, 2007 at http://www.threeminutetherapy.com/rebt.html
• Ellis, Albert (2003). Early theories and practices of rational emotive behavior theory and how they have been augmented and revised during the last three decades. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 21(3/4)

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