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A 6 page research paper that describes rational emotive behavior therapy and its application to substance abuse treatment, with a particular focus on alcoholism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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idea that it is how people view the events in their lives that provides the root cause of mental disturbance (James, 2007). In other words, the REBT model focuses on
identifying and altering thoughts that function as triggers, perpetuating and motivating an individual to engage in a behavior that is negative or unhealthy (Heller, 2011). The following paper first discusses
the principles and parameters of REBT and then applies them specifically to the treatment of clients with alcohol and drug addiction issues. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) The fundamental
precept in REBT is that people are motivated by their desire, first of all, to survive, but also by their desire to achieve at least some degree of happiness, but
that it is also part of basic human behavior that people are inclined to develop irrational beliefs that affect their behaviors and thwart the achievement of their personal goals (Mulhauser,
2011). In contrast with rational, flexible thinking, these irrational beliefs serve to restrict behavior, filling the individual with guilt and self-doubt, which can lead to depression. For example, it is
rational to reflect on a loss and grief, but it is irrational to feel that the loss has made life intolerable and that it is impossible to go on with
ones life (Mulhauser, 2011). The first reaction, that is, normal grief, leads to sadness, which is a perfectly healthy, normal part of life, but the second leads to depression and
dysfunction. REBT utilizes the ABC framework that is also frequently employed in other forms of cognitive behavioral therapy. The first component of this framework refers to the activating event
(A), which includes the actual event as well as the clients "immediate interpretations of that event" (Mulhauser, 2011). The second component encompasses the beliefs (B) that the event generates, which
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