Rational emotive behavior therapy​.Rational emotive therapy, also known as rational emotive therapy is a cognitive behavioral therapy designed to help visitors overcome emotional distress caused by irrational beliefs.

It can be understood in terms of its core theory, basic principles, and therapeutic goals.

Core Theory

The core theory of rational emotive therapy is the ABC theory, where A stands for the triggering event, i.e., a specific external event that occurs. b stands for people's perceptions, interpretations, and evaluations of this event, i.e., an individual's cognitive or belief system. c stands for an individual's emotional reactions and behavioral outcomes following this event.

This theory suggests that it is not the external event that directly leads to emotional and behavioral responses, but rather the individual's perceptions or beliefs about the event. Therefore, the key to changing emotional distress lies in adjusting or changing irrational cognitions or beliefs.

Basic Principles

Importance of Cognition

Emphasizes that emotional and behavioral problems stem primarily from an individual's irrational beliefs and cognitive distortions.

Variability of beliefs

It is believed that an individual's beliefs can be challenged and changed and that irrational beliefs can be corrected through rational analysis and logical reasoning.

Behavioral Improvement

Cognitive change is combined with behavioral modification techniques to help visitors improve undesirable behaviors.

Treatment Objectives

Short-term goals

Reduce the emotional distress and negative consequences of tourists' current irrational beliefs (i.e., imperfect goals).

Long-term goals

To help tourists change the irrational elements in their philosophy of life, learn realistic and rational ways of thinking, and reduce the tendency of future emotional distress and behavioral disorders, which is the perfect goal.

Rational Emotive Therapy is widely used to treat a variety of emotional and behavioral problems, such as anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and interpersonal relationship problems. By adjusting cognition, emotional and behavioral problems can be improved, leading to the overall growth and development of the individual.