Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) is an approach to counselling and psychotherapy rooted in the CBT tradition, offering a distinctive perspective on emotional problems. Understanding Emotional Problems and their Healthy Alternatives provides an accurate understanding of the REBT perspective on eight major emotional problems for which help is sought and their healthy alternatives. Windy Dryden encourages the reader to understand these problems accurately, suggesting that doing so will provide a firm foundation for effective treatment.
Key Features
- Focus on eight major emotional problems: anxiety and concern, depression and sadness, shame and disappointment, guilt and remorse, unhealthy anger and healthy anger, hurt and sorrow, unhealthy jealousy and healthy jealousy, unhealthy envy and healthy envy.
- Encourages understanding of emotional problems as a foundation for effective treatment.
- Updated edition reflecting increased interest in healthy negative emotions.
- Essential reading for therapists in training and in practice.
Additional Information
This new edition, updated throughout, reflects the increased interest in helping clients work towards 'healthy negative emotions'.
