By: Kimberly Swanson, MS-Psy, CNA
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
is an umbrella term that for many
types therapeutic approaches that has some similar qualities (McLeod, 2015). There are two early forms of CBT and they
were (McLeod, 2015):
·
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), which
was created by Albert Ellis during the
1950s;
·
Cognitive Therapy, was created by Aaron T. Beck
during the 1960’s.
Rational emotional behavior therapy
(REBT) is a behavioral technique that blends behavior and cognitive approaches
for therapy (Grand Canyon University, 2014).
REBT is used in populations of individuals who have a problem with
disputing negative irrational thinking (Grand Canyon University, 2014). These individuals feel like that they have to
be accepted by others in order to have feel self-worth. They feel that they are the cause of other
people’s actions that which causes negative actions. They put extreme pressure on themselves that
may lead to anxiety and depression.
According to Ellis (1999), there are three types of people who may need
REBT:
1. Individuals
who put extreme pressure to do well to please others. And if they do not reach others approvals
they feel worthless, which can lead to anxiety, depression and are not
asserting themselves.
2. Individuals
believe that people should treat them nice, fairly, and with consideration or
they are not bad. This person tends to
hold grudges, get angry, become hostile, and can become violent.
3. This
is when a person has an expectation when it comes to certain predicaments
situations things should be fair, simple, and life should not be filled with
struggles. This mind set is linked to
having feelings of no hope, procrastinating, and having addictive behaviors.
The diagnostic mental health
categories that would use REBT and behavioral theories are for anxiety,
depression and addictions. The reason
why REBT and other behavioral theories would be used is to assist in changing
negative or counter-productive behaviors through these therapeutic techniques.
Individual and Cultural Diversity Issues When using REBT and Other Behavioral Theories.
There are some issues with
individuals and cultural diversity when it comes to REBT and cognitive
therapy. According to Pretzer (2013)
culture has a wide range of complexity.
The therapist must take into consideration their own cultural background
and their client’s cultural background to see if it may affect their working
relationship between each other (Pretzer, 2013).
Pretzer (2013) mentions that it is important that a
counselor understands their client’s dilemmas and situation; having clarity and being able to relate regardless of their personal views is very
important. In addition, Pretzer (2013)
also states that it is essential for the therapist to have an awareness of
their own cultural influence and is able to identify and address them when
conducting therapy session with their clients.
References
Ellis, A. (1999). How to make yourself happy and
remarkably less disbursable. Atascadero,
CA: Impact
Grand Canyon University
(2014). Alternative to classical theories
(lecture notes). Retrieved from https://lc-grad2.gcu.edu
McLeod, S. (2015).
Cognitive behavioral therapy. Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.org/cognitive-therapy.html
Pretzer, J. (2013). Cultural differences and cognitive
therapy. Behavior Online. Retrieved from http://behavior.net/2013/07/cultural-differences-and-cognitive-therapy/.
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How to cite this article:
Swanson, K. (2016). What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)? Psychology Essence (Messenger Publishing, Inc.). Retrieved from http://psychologyessence.blogspot.com/2016/09/what-is-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-cbt.html.
