Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Therapeutic Approaches

Question:

Rational Emotive therapy includes the following steps:

A. Behaviour analysis is done to find malfunctioning behaviour.
B. Antecedent, belief, consequence analysis
C. Repeated association of undesired response with aversive consequences
D. Client is interviewed to find the irrational belief.
E. Irrational beliefs are refuted through the process of non-directive questioning.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A, D, E only

B, D, E only

A, C, D only

B, C, E only

Correct Answer:

B, D, E only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → B, D, E only

Rational Emotive Therapy (RET), developed by Albert Ellis, mainly focuses on:

  • B. Antecedent, Belief, Consequence (ABC) analysis:
    The therapist identifies the event (Antecedent), the person's belief about the event (Belief), and the emotional/behavioral outcome (Consequence).

  • D. Client is interviewed to find the irrational belief:
    The therapist helps the client recognize irrational and unrealistic beliefs.

  • E. Irrational beliefs are refuted through non-directive questioning:
    The therapist challenges and helps the client modify these irrational beliefs through logical questioning.