Question

Jamie is very angry and tells his friend, "I studied for that test. I should have gotten at least a B. That teacher is so unfair. Everything would be great around here if it wasn't for her." According to REBT, Jamie's anger is due to

Answer 1

According to REBT, Jamie's anger is due to - c. his irrational and unrealistic beliefs.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the framework of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), individuals suffer from irrational and unrealistic beliefs, because they think that external factors are responsible for their negative feelings (Jamie's anger), rather than very interpretations such individuals express (I studied for that test… That teacher is so unfair).

Albert Ellis (1913 – 2007) who developed REBT in 1955, have proposed a diagnostic model that can be applied to Jamie’s case:

• A - Activating event: Jamie gets a lower grade than he expected.
• B - Beliefs: Jamie experiences a thought that he should have got at least a B.
• C - Consequence: Jamie experiences anger and tells his friend that the teacher is unfair.