An appraisal of rational-emotive therapy.

Haaga, David A. F.; Davison, Gerald C.

doi:10.1037/0022-006x.61.2.215

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“…Unlike earlier measures of irrational beliefs, the Belief Scale has demonstrated strong internal consistency (␣ ϭ .80; Malouff & Schutte, 1986), and high test-retest reliability and discriminant validity from negative affectivity (Malouff, Valdenegro, & Schutte, 1987). As a result, methodological reviews have noted that the Belief Scale represents a significant improvement over earlier measures of irrational beliefs (e.g., Haaga & Davison, 1993;Solomon & Haaga, 1995).…”

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“…In particular, recent reviews of the leading clinical-cognitive models of depression have called for consideration of more individualized assessment strategies. Both quantitative (Haaga & Davison, 1993) and qualitative (Ellis, 1991;Rorer, 1989) critiques of the rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT; Ellis, 1994) model of depression have noted that individualized assessment might yield clearer group differences. Similar calls for more individualized assessment of core beliefs have been made in recent reviews of Beck's cognitive theory of depression (e.g., Clark et al, 1999, pp.273, 413).…”

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Individualized measurement of irrational beliefs in remitted depressives

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Recent reviews of cognitive theories of depression have noted that individualized assessment strategies might help to resolve mixed findings regarding the stability of depressotypic beliefs and attitudes. We describe encouraging results for an individualized measure of one such cognitive construct, irrational beliefs. Twenty depression-prone women (recurrent major depressives in full remission) and twenty closely matched never-depressed controls completed leading forced-choice measures of irrational beliefs (the Belief Scale; BS) and sociotropy-autonomy (The Revised Personal Style Inventory), as well as the Specific Demands on Self Scale (SDS). The BS requires participants to rate their agreement with twenty preselected statements of irrational beliefs, while the SDS focuses on whether participants harbor any strongly held irrational beliefs, even if uncommon or idiosyncratic. Consistent with previous research, there were no group differences on the traditional measure of irrational beliefs. In contrast, depression-prone participants strongly exceeded controls on the SDS, and this difference persisted after controlling for residual depression, anxiety symptoms, anxiety diagnoses, sociotropy, and autonomy. These findings provide some initial support for a key assumption of the rational-emotive model of depression, and, more broadly, suggest that individualized assessment strategies may help researchers capture the core negative beliefs of asymptomatic individuals, even in the absence of mood or cognitive priming.

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“…Some words of caution are necessary, however, regarding the interpretation of these results (e.g., David et al, 2005a;Haaga & Davison, 1993):…”

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Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: Current Status

Dryden¹,

David²

2008

J Cogn Psychother

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In this review of the current status of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), we consider two of Ellis's strategies that have helped preserve REBT's presence in the professional zeitgeist. We argue that REBT should be viewed as a unitary approach to cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) and outline its distinctive theoretical and practical features. We acknowledge the reciprocal influence that REBT and CBT have had on one another and provide three examples of such influence. Finally, we provide a brief summary of the current status of REBT research. B efore we outline the current status of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), we want to consider and evaluate briefly two strategies employed by its founder, Albert Ellis, which have helped keep REBT at or near the forefront of the field of psychotherapy over the past 50 years. Without these strategies REBT might not have a current status for us to review.

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“…Over the years, many studies investigated REBT and helped to refine the theory and practice of REBT based on a large number of diverse narrative reviews of empirical research [11,12]. However, thus far, the quantitative findings associated with these reviews have not been summarized using meta-analytic methods.…”

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Irrational Beliefs and Psychological Distress: A Meta-Analysis

Vîslă¹,

Flückiger²,

Holtforth³

et al. 2015

Psychother Psychosom

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Background: Since the cognitive revolution of the early 1950s, cognitions have been discussed as central components in the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses. Even though there is an extensive literature on the association between therapy-related cognitions such as irrational beliefs and psychological distress over the past 60 years, there is little meta-analytical knowledge about the nature of this association. Methods: The relationship between irrational beliefs and distress was examined based on a systematic review that included 100 independent samples, gathered in 83 primary studies, using a random-effect model. The overall effects as well as potential moderators were examined: (a) distress measure, (b) irrational belief measure, (c) irrational belief type, (d) method of assessment of distress, (e) nature of irrational beliefs, (f) time lag between irrational beliefs and distress assessment, (g) nature of stressful events, (h) sample characteristics (i.e. age, gender, income, and educational, marital, occupational and clinical status), (i) developer/validator status of the author(s), and (k) publication year and country. Results: Overall, irrational beliefs were positively associated with various types of distress, such as general distress, anxiety, depression, anger, and guilt (omnibus: r = 0.38). The following variables were significant moderators of the relationship between the intensity of irrational beliefs and the level of distress: irrational belief measure and type, stressful event, age, educational and clinical status, and developer/validator status of the author. Conclusions: Irrational beliefs and distress are moderately connected to each other; this relationship remains significant even after controlling for several potential covariates.

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An appraisal of rational-emotive therapy.

Cited by 23 publications

References 45 publications

Individualized measurement of irrational beliefs in remitted depressives

Individualized measurement of irrational beliefs in remitted depressives

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: Current Status

Irrational Beliefs and Psychological Distress: A Meta-Analysis

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