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attempts to explores the strong connections between emotion, cognition, and behavior. Specifically speaking, one strives to understand how cognition acts as a buffer between emotion and the behavioral expression of
emotion. By becoming conscious of the role that cognition plays in these aspects of ones life, one can theoretically alter ones cognition, and by doing so, also alter negative emotional
states and unwanted behaviors that typify the types of issues one would be seeking therapy for. Of course, "changing ones cognition" is a complex process, and overseeing it is
the goal of the REBT therapist. There are multiple outcomes that can be achieved in the context of altering cognition for therapeutic purposes. One of the founders of the field,
Ellis, divided these outcomes into "elegant" and "inelegant" solutions (David, Lynn, & Ellis, 2009). Elegant solutions in REBT are those that involve "pervasive philosophical change [such as a ] change
in ones general evaluative thinking regarding values, namely general irrational beliefs" (David, Lynn, & Ellis, 2009). By contrast, inelegant solutions are those which involve "either a change in a situation-specific
evaluation or in cold cognition, but not pervasive philosophical change" (David, Lynn, & Ellis, 2009). For instance, suppose a client had generalized anxiety disorder, and experienced symptoms of panic whenever
exposed to triggers such as crowds or passing over bridges. The therapist might work with this client to the extent that he or she would recognize the similar cognitive processes
that worked to escalate the initial negative emotional reaction when faced with crowds and bridges into the behavior of a full-blown panic attack. The client might then learn to mediate
this cognition and prevent panic episodes altogether; this would be an elegant solution. Suppose, however, that the client was only able to identify the cognitive processes involved in escalating the
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