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Disputing Irrational Beliefs Among Convicted Terrorists and Extremist Beliefs
This study investigated the most common irrational beliefs among samples of: (1) convicted terrorists and (2) extremists, all of whom were prisoners in the country of Jordan. It also investigated the effectiveness of a program of disputing irrational beliefs (DIBP) with the same populations. The subjects were assigned randomly to two groups: an experimental group (EG) that consisted of 43 prisoners who received an training program, and a control group that consisted of 48 prisoners who received no training. The irrational beliefs scale (IBS) scores were assessed for both groups before and after exposure to the DIBP. To tes...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - April 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Clarifying a Construct: An Integrative Functional Model of Reassurance-Seeking Behaviors
AbstractReassurance seeking (RS) has emerged as an important transdiagnostic psychological construct. However, RS has been conceptualized inconsistently and applied to functionally disparate behaviors within research and practice. In order to clarify the construct, the presently proposed Integrative Functional Model of Reassurance Seeking (IFM-RS) operationalizes and categorizes RS behaviors according to their functions. The following three categories comprise the model: Avoidant (negatively reinforced) RS, Evocative (positively reinforced) RS, and Bifunctional (simultaneously reinforced) RS. To evidence the validity and u...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - February 27, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Mental Illness: Fact or Myth? Revisiting the Debate Between Albert Ellis and Thomas Szasz
AbstractAlthough it is widely accepted that mental illnesses affect millions of people worldwide, there is still disagreement among scholars about the facts of mental illness. The orthodox position is that mental illness is a fact; critics argue that it is a myth. Thomas Szasz was perhaps the most influential critic of mental illness while Albert Ellis was one of the most influential psychotherapists of the twentieth century. Yet, they disagreed about the facts of mental illness. Ellis argued that mental illness is a fact; Szasz argued that mental illness is a metaphor that we have mistaken for a fact. Both men were practi...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - February 15, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Interactive Effects of Looming Cognitive Style and Maladaptive Perfectionism on Trait Anxiety
AbstractPerfectionism is suggested as a transdiagnostic factor, related to development and maintenance of many psychological disorders. Looming Cognitive Style (LCS), on the other hand, is unique to anxiety disorders, acting as a specific a cognitive vulnerability for anxiety disorders. The present study aims to assess the association of anxiety with two cognitive vulnerability factors, LCS and maladaptive perfectionism. It was hypothesized that maladaptive perfectionism will have moderator role in the relationship between LCS and anxiety. A similar relationship is not expected for depression. Data were collected from 326 ...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - February 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Symptom Attributions Across the Menstrual Cycle in Women with Panic Disorder
This study examines the attributions women make about the somatic and affective symptoms they experience during the menstrual cycle. Using a 30-day prospective design, women with and without panic disorder monitored physical and affective symptoms. Participants reported on severity of various symptoms and a primary cause for each symptom (menstrual cycle-related, panic/anxiety related, stress-related, health-related). Women with panic disorder reported more panic attacks during the premenstrual phase compared to other cycle phases. They also reported more severe affective and panic symptoms during the premenstrual phase co...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - January 29, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Effectiveness of Acceptance –Commitment Therapy on Craving Beliefs in Patients on Methadone Maintenance Therapy: A Pilot Study
AbstractThe present study is designed to evaluate the efficacy of acceptance –commitment therapy (ACT) on craving beliefs in opioid dependent patients on methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). Twenty-eight opioid dependent participants, aged 18–50 years, who were on MMT based on Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education published protocol, were evaluated in Mash had during 2011–2012. The treatment group comprised fourteen participants, who received eight sessions of individual ACT alongside MMT while fourteen participants of the control group received just MMT. The effectiveness of the intervention was asses...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - January 24, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Frustration Discomfort Scale (FDS). A Psychometric Study of the Italian Version
AbstractThe Frustration Discomfort Scale (FDS, Harrington2005a) was developed as a multidimensional measure of frustration intolerance. Frustration intolerance plays an important role in behavioral and cognitive model of emotional problems (Harrington2006). The aim of this study is to translate the original English version of FDS into Italian and to assess the validity and reliability of the Italian version for application among Italian population. The Italian version of FDS-R, with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were administered on-line to 497 subjects aged from 18 to 66  years old. The exploratory factor ana...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - January 22, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Psychometric Qualities of Turkish Version of Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (PTQ)
AbstractRepetitive negative thinking (RNT) is an umbrella term that refers to an individual ’s tendency to have negative thoughts in an uncontrollable and repetitive manner regardless of their content and temporal focus. RNT is suggested to be a transdiagnostic factor that may be associated with vulnerability for many different psychological disorders. The aim of the present study is to examine the psychometric qualities of Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (PTQ), which is a scale that assesses non-disorder-specific form of RNT. The data was gathered from 446 Turkish individuals between the ages of 18 and 58 years th...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - January 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Empirical Investigation of the Relationships Between Irrationality, Self-Acceptance, and Dispositional Forgiveness
AbstractMilburn (J Ration Emot Cogn Behav Ther 33:325 –340,2015) recently suggested a theoretical link between REBT and forgiving, proposing that irrational beliefs, particularly demandingness and global evaluations of human worth, play a role in lack of forgiveness. The present study investigated a quantitative link between the concepts of irrationality, self-acceptance, and dispositional forgiveness. Four-hundred and thirty-three participants (70% female) participated in a 69-item online survey combining four previously validated scales: Shortened General Attitude and Belief Scale; Heartland Forgiveness Scale; Uncondit...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - December 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Psycho-Educational Group Intervention Based on Reality Therapy to Cope with Academic Procrastination
This study explored the efficacy of a psycho-educational group intervention based on reality therapy for treating youth with academic procrastination. The participants consisted of undergraduates from a state university located in the Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey. A 10-session training program based on reality therapy was implemented with the experimental group, and a no treatment control group served as the comparison. Pre-test, post-test, and follow-up measure for the experimental and control groups were analyzed used in the research. Two-way analysis of variance split plot design. The findings showed that the trai...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - November 17, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Effect of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy on Irrational Career Beliefs of Students of Electrical Electronics and Other Engineering Trades in Technical Colleges in Nigeria
AbstractIrrational beliefs are factors that can explain students ’ emotional and/or pragmatic problems. Irrational career beliefs are career myths, maladaptive cognitions and inaccurate beliefs regarding career and the work world which impact negatively on career decision-making. The present research investigated the effectiveness of rational emotive behavior t herapy (REBT) on irrational career beliefs of students of electrical electronics, automobile trade, building/woodwork and mechanical trades in technical colleges in Nigeria. Using a pretest–posttest control group, 173 participants were assessed quantitatively at...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - November 15, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Irrational Beliefs and Self-Management as Separable Predictors of Anxiety and Depression
AbstractIrrational beliefs and self-management are both cognitive-behavioral constructs that are integral in modern Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy and Self-Management Therapy, respectively. Both irrational beliefs and self-management have been linked to anxiety and depression, and there is evidence for their usefulness for these types of distress. This is the first study to consider irrational beliefs and self-management as simultaneous predictors of anxiety and depression. An outpatient clinical sample (n  = 51) completed measures of irrational beliefs, self-management, and emotional symptoms. Results indicated that ...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - November 13, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Outcome of the Psychological Intervention Program: Internet Use for Youth
AbstractThe prevalence of problematic Internet use (PIU) is reportedly higher in South East Asian adolescent populations. The exacerbation of problematic adolescent behaviors has been found to associate significantly with PIU and is expected to worsen with age. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)-integrated therapy has been shown to significantly reduce in the presence of psychological symptoms such as depression and social anxiety. The Psychological Intervention Program-Internet Use for Youth (PIP-IU-Y) is a CBT-based program designed for adolescents and comprises of a series of interpersonal skills to improve their face-...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - November 10, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A Logical Foundation for Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy
AbstractRational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) depends on the implications A  ⊃ B and B ⊃ C where A is an activating event, B is a belief and C is an emotional consequence. We use this idea to present a logical theory for REBT, and show how it can be used to create a computer program that can be used as a therapist’s aid. (Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy)
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - August 30, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Relationship Between Automatic Thoughts and Irrational Beliefs Predicting Anxiety and Depression
AbstractCognitive behavioral approaches differ in their views on core cognitions and their hypothesized role in the etiology of depression and anxiety. The present study provides empirical evidence regarding the relationship between irrational beliefs and components of automatic thoughts and their role in the etiology of depression and anxiety. The present study utilized newer and improved questionnaires to assess components of irrational belief. Based on prior research by Safren et al. (Cogn Ther Res 24(3):327 –344,2000), a three-factor structure of the combined automatic thought questionnaires were utilized to measure ...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - July 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research