rational-emotive therapy

[ rash-uh-nl-i-moh-tiv ]

noun

, Psychology.

1. a form of therapy in which a patient is asked to reject irrational attitudes and assumptions in order to deal effectively with stressful situations.

Example Sentences

Rational-emotive therapy is the most widespread approach to cognitive therapy, so we will examine Ellis's approach in some detail.

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An hour a week in rational-emotive therapy is really, then, like a tutorial session with a teacher.

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For rational-emotive therapy, emotional good health depends on the rationality of the way a person receives and interprets events.

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