BACKGROUND This pilot study was designed to investigate the efficacy of a cognitive behavioral treatment for anger. METHOD Twelve (5 men and 7 women) outpatient adults completed 2-hour group sessions for 16 sessions. Participants were diagnosed with 29 Axis I and 34 Axis II disorders with high rates of comorbidity. Empirically supported techniques of skills training, cognitive restructuring, ...

Although it is one of the central concepts of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), unconditional self-acceptance has not been sufficiently empirically examined, especially not experimentally. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the effects of unconditional self-acceptance on mental health indicators in an egoprovoking experimental situation. For a sample of 182 students, we s...

Parents of hospitalized newborns tend to experience more severe psychological distress. Rel- evant this is the impact on specific irrational beliefs mothers for purpose improving adaptation life situation. It necessary study possibilities cognitive- behavioral methods intervention in working with client category. The objective work dynamics distress indicators hypoxic affection central nervous ...

Abstract According to Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), humans have a strong biological tendency adopt self-defeating irrational beliefs which are subsequently driven by the socio-cultural environment one lives in Ellis (J Individ Psychol 32:145–168, 1976). Sport of all levels presents unique may serve explain sport-related irrationalities harboured athletes given that sport seems endo...

Abstract Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy’s (REBT’s) ABC model proposes that it is B, Beliefs about A, Activating events, not events themselves, create and control C, emotional Consequences. Codified beliefs such as scriptures creeds are prominent in most religions. Integrating codified religious with REBT to help D, Dispute irrational has been studied for more than 50 years. Broad knowledge o...