Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Rational Emotive Therapy | (I) | Aaron Beck |
| (B) | Cognitive Therapy | (II) | Fritz Perls and Laura Perls |
| (C) | Client Centered Therapy | (III) | Carl Rogers |
| (D) | Gestalt Therapy | (IV) | Albert Ellis |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (II)
(A) Rational Emotive Therapy — this matches (IV) Albert Ellis. Ellis formulated RET, a cognitive therapy whose central thesis is that irrational beliefs mediate between the antecedent events and their consequences.
(B) Cognitive Therapy — this matches (I) Aaron Beck. Beck’s therapy traces anxiety and depression to core schemas formed in childhood and the negative automatic thoughts they trigger, and aims at cognitive restructuring.
(C) Client Centered Therapy — this matches (III) Carl Rogers. Rogers brought the concept of self, with freedom and choice at its core, into psychotherapy; the therapist offers a warm relationship and empathy.
(D) Gestalt Therapy — this matches (II) Fritz Perls and Laura Perls. The German word gestalt means ‘whole’; the therapy, given by Fritz Perls with his wife Laura, aims to increase self-awareness and self-acceptance.
NCERT (2025-26): “Cognitive Therapy … Cognitive therapies locate the cause of psychological distress in irrational thoughts and beliefs. Albert Ellis formulated the Rational Emotive Therapy (RET). The central thesis of this therapy is that irrational beliefs mediate between the antecedent events and their consequences.…” “…Another cognitive therapy is that of Aaron Beck. His theory of psychological distress characterised by anxiety or depression, states that childhood experiences provided by the family and society develop core schemas or systems, which include beliefs and action patterns in the individual.…” “Client-centred Therapy … Client-centred therapy was given by Carl Rogers. Rogers combined scientific rigour with the individualised practice of client-centred psychotherapy.…” “Gestalt Therapy … The German word gestalt means ‘whole’. This therapy was given by Freiderick (Fritz) Perls together with his wife Laura Perls. The goal of gestalt therapy is to increase an individual’s self-awareness and self-acceptance.…” |