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One of the most popular cognitive approaches to therapy is rational-emotive therapy. Albert Ellis, the founder of this therapy, believes that emotional problems have their roots in cognitions. Although he makes a distinction in the therapy’s name between the cognitive (rational) and the emotional (emotive) aspect of the personality, rational-emotive therapy does not treat them equally. The therapy attacks emotional problems by modifying the client’s beliefs and attitudes.
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Guinagh, B. (1987). The Rational Approach to Therapy. In: Catharsis and Cognition in Psychotherapy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4776-0_10
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