Showing posts with label Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. Show all posts

Friday, July 22, 2011

Rational Emotive Behavior

Dr. Albert Ellis (1913 – 2007) was an American psychologist who in 1955 developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), inspired by many of the teachings of Asian, Greek, Roman and modern philosophers. REBT is one form of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and was first expounded by Ellis in the mid-1950s; development continued until his death in 2007.
Ellis explained REBT: