Albert Ellis's goal in rational emotive behavior therapy is to
A. help clients repress negative emotion.
B. teach clients more effective social skills.
C. help clients get in touch with their true emotions.
D. replace clients' irrational beliefs with rational ones.
Question 2Albert Ellis describes an A B C reasoning process that creates unnecessary emotional problems. Which step in this reasoning process does he draw to the client's attention during rational emotive behavior therapy?
A. The activating experience, such as failing a test.
B. The unstated belief, such as I should be good at everything I do.
C. The emotional consequence, such as depression.
D. The childhood experiences that made the person vulnerable to emotional problems.
Question 3When cognitive psychotherapists teach clients how to handle recurring problems, it is often an attempt to eliminate
A. emotional consequences.
B. the ideal self.
C. self-defeating thinking.
D. negative personal constructs.
Question 4According to Ellis, people have psychological problems due to faulty reasoning based on
A. self-defeating thoughts.
B. irrational beliefs.
C. skewed personal constructs.
D. activating experiences.
Question 5Many different therapies fall within the broad cognitive approach, but each cognitive therapy identifies _________ as the cause of behavioral problems and disorders.
A. a loss of freedom
B. early childhood experiences with caregivers
C. inappropriate behaviors
D. inappropriate thoughts
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