Rational-emotive therapy, developed by psychologist Albert Ellis, is regarded
by many as one of the premier examples of the cognitive behavioral ap
proach; it was introduced in the early 1960’s. Ellis proposed that many people
are made unhappy by their faulty, irrational beliefs, which influence the
way they interpret events. The therapist will interact with the patient, attempting
to direct him or her to more positive and realistic views. Cognitive
therapy, pioneered by Aaron T. Beck, has been applied to such problems as
depression and stress. For stress reduction, ideas and thoughts that are producing
stress in the patient will be questioned; the therapist will get the patient
to examine the validity of these thoughts. Thought processes can then
be restructured so the situations seem less stressful. Cognitive therapy has
been found to be quite effective in treating depression, as compared to
other therapeutic methods. Beck held that depression is caused by certain
types of negative thoughts, such as devaluing the self or viewing the future in
a consistently pessimistic way.
Rational behavior therapy, developed by psychiatrist Maxie Maultsby, is a
close relative of Ellis’s rational-emotive therapy. In this approach, Maultsby
combines several approaches to include rational-emotive therapy, neuropsychology,
classical and operant conditioning, and psychosomatic research;
however, Maultsby was primarily influenced by his association with Albert
Ellis. In this approach, Maultsby attempts to couch his theory of emotional
disturbance in terms of neuropsychophysiology and learning theory. Rational
behavior therapy assumes that repeated pairings of a perception with
evaluative thoughts lead to rational or irrational emotive and behavioral reactions.
Maultsby suggests that self-talk, which originates in the left hemisphere
of the brain, triggers corresponding right-hemisphere emotional
equivalents. Thus, in order to maintain a state of psychological health, individuals
must practice rational self-talk that will, in turn, cause the right brain
to convert left-brain language into appropriate emotional and behavioral
reactions.
Rational behavior therapy techniques are quite similar to those of rationalemotive
therapy. Both therapies stress the importance of monitoring one’s
thoughts in order to become aware of the elements of the emotional disturbance.
In addition, Maultsby advocates the use of rational-emotive imagery,
behavioral practice, and relaxation methods in order to minimize emotional
distress.
proach; it was introduced in the early 1960’s. Ellis proposed that many people
are made unhappy by their faulty, irrational beliefs, which influence the
way they interpret events. The therapist will interact with the patient, attempting
to direct him or her to more positive and realistic views. Cognitive
therapy, pioneered by Aaron T. Beck, has been applied to such problems as
depression and stress. For stress reduction, ideas and thoughts that are producing
stress in the patient will be questioned; the therapist will get the patient
to examine the validity of these thoughts. Thought processes can then
be restructured so the situations seem less stressful. Cognitive therapy has
been found to be quite effective in treating depression, as compared to
other therapeutic methods. Beck held that depression is caused by certain
types of negative thoughts, such as devaluing the self or viewing the future in
a consistently pessimistic way.
Rational behavior therapy, developed by psychiatrist Maxie Maultsby, is a
close relative of Ellis’s rational-emotive therapy. In this approach, Maultsby
combines several approaches to include rational-emotive therapy, neuropsychology,
classical and operant conditioning, and psychosomatic research;
however, Maultsby was primarily influenced by his association with Albert
Ellis. In this approach, Maultsby attempts to couch his theory of emotional
disturbance in terms of neuropsychophysiology and learning theory. Rational
behavior therapy assumes that repeated pairings of a perception with
evaluative thoughts lead to rational or irrational emotive and behavioral reactions.
Maultsby suggests that self-talk, which originates in the left hemisphere
of the brain, triggers corresponding right-hemisphere emotional
equivalents. Thus, in order to maintain a state of psychological health, individuals
must practice rational self-talk that will, in turn, cause the right brain
to convert left-brain language into appropriate emotional and behavioral
reactions.
Rational behavior therapy techniques are quite similar to those of rationalemotive
therapy. Both therapies stress the importance of monitoring one’s
thoughts in order to become aware of the elements of the emotional disturbance.
In addition, Maultsby advocates the use of rational-emotive imagery,
behavioral practice, and relaxation methods in order to minimize emotional
distress.
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