A Primer on Rational-Emotive Therapy

by Windy Dryden, Raymond DiGiuseppe (Joint Author)

The authors have recently updated this concise, systematic guide on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). They discuss rational versus irrational thinking, the ABC framework, the three basic musts that interfere with rational thinking and behavior, two basic biological tendencies, two fundamental human disturbances, and the theory of change in REBT. A detailed case example that includes verbatim dialogue between therapist and client illustrates the 18-step REBT treatment sequence. An appendix by Albert Ellis examines the special features of REBT.

99 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1990

About the author

Windy Dryden is one of the leading practitioners and trainers in the UK in the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) tradition of psychotherapy. He is best known for his work in Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (RECBT), a leading CBT approach. He has been working in the field of counselling and psychotherapy since 1975 and was one of the first people in Britain to be trained in CBT and has trained with Drs. Albert Ellis, Aaron T. Beck, and Arnold Lazarus.

He has published over 200 books and has trained therapists all over the world, in as diverse places as the UK, the USA, South Africa, Turkey, and Israel.

He is Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Reviews

[Joel Gray · Rating 3 out of 5]

To be rational one must be; pragmatic, logical and reality based.

We aren't slaves to an irrational tendency. We can strive to overcome it by repeatedly working to change our irrational beliefs.

[Fishface · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good, useful guide to for beginners in RET, a branch of CBT. Will help you help all sorts of clients keep their emotional reactions in perspective. Do not loan this book to anyone; it will not come back to you.