Identify the correct facts describing Rational Emotive Therapy from the statements below:
(A) The central thesis of the theory is that emotional beliefs mediate between antecedent events and consequences.
(B) Rational Emotive Therapy is a cognitive therapy given by Aaron Beck.
(C) The Antecedent -Belief-Consequence analysis is carried out.
(D) Irrational beliefs are assessed through questionnaires and interviews.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (C) and (D) only
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(A) The central thesis of the theory is that emotional beliefs mediate between antecedent events and consequences → Correct, this is the ABC model of RET.
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(B) Rational Emotive Therapy is a cognitive therapy given by Aaron Beck → Incorrect, RET was developed by Albert Ellis, not Beck (who developed Cognitive Therapy).
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(C) The Antecedent-Belief-Consequence analysis is carried out → Correct, this is the main procedure in RET.
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(D) Irrational beliefs are assessed through questionnaires and interviews → Correct, this is one of the methods used.