Short Answer TypeHow does rational emotive therapy help in reducing distress? Support your answer with the help of an example.
Rational Emotive Therapy has been formulated by Albert Ellis. The Central thesis of this therapy is that irrational beliefs mediate between antecedents' events and their consequences.
ABC model:
The first step in RET is the antecedent belief-consequence (ABC) analysis. Antecedent events, which caused psychological distress is noted, by the use of an interview, which is distorting the present reality. Say for example that a person feels that no one loves him, then this irrational belief has to be catered by identifying the antecedent event. In the process of RET, irrational beliefs are refuted by the therapist through a process of non-directive questioning. In the case where the person feels that no one loves me, the therapist will counter him by giving the examples which for the client's life events. Gradually the client is able to change the irrational beliefs by making a change in her/his philosophy about life. The rational belief system replaces the irrational belief system and there is a reduction in psychological distress.
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