
It’s official! “Awfulize” is now a word!
Dr. Ellis coined the term “awfulize” by transforming the adjective “awful” into a verb. The language of REBT can sometimes sound a little contorted, especially when employing “ePrime,” in it’s preference for using more verbs and adverbs than nouns and adjectives. Now, it is official! “Awfulizing” has made it to the big time and is […]
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It’s perennial: Difference between REBT & CBT???
We are pleased to have Dr. Edelstein discuss the differences between REBT and CBT. Albert Ellis introduced Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in 1955, a radical change from the traditional therapies popular at the time. 8,605 total views, 3 views today Originally posted 2017-09-15 00:00:57.
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Lynn Clark, PhD, Author, Clinical Psychologist, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Western Kentucky University . . . 1,499 total views, 4 views today Originally posted 2019-02-28 19:51:48.
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Is REBT-CBT “Positive Thinking”?
Erroneous comparisons of REBT-CBT to “positive thinking” and similar is a pereneal staw man argument . One of the problems in trying to get the word out about REBT-CBT is that they are often dismissed as merely “positive thinking. In my opinion, one of the goals of any REBT media is to distinguish REBT-CBT from . . . […]
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People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.” ~Albert Ellis 854 total views, 2 views today Originally posted 2019-09-10 23:05:13.
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REBTraining teaches you how to get more of what you want and less of what you don’t want 7,419 total views, 6 views today Originally posted 2019-02-10 06:03:12.
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Vote to get Guide to Rational Living on Kindle!
Please vote to get A Guide to Rational living published on Kindle! 754 total views, 2 views today Originally posted 2018-12-04 05:37:40.
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Interview with Dr. Ellis
Albert Ellis: A Guide to Rational Living – Thinking allowed DVD with Jeffrey Mishlove NOTE: This is an excerpt from the full 90-minute DVD (available on Amazon.com) 1,762 total views, 2 views today Originally posted 2013-05-24 18:37:19.
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Is “talk therapy” really limited?
In a recent discussion, someone wanted to know more about what I meant in a comment where I said that, in the end, all talk therapy is limited. Here is what I said: 4,285 total views, 3 views today Originally posted 2014-05-09 20:11:21.
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