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A clinical psychologist treats his clients according to the theory that if he can alter irrational thoughts and beliefs

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REBT is a humanistic approach that focuses on our ability to create our own positive and negative emotions. According to REBT, our belief system impacts whether we achieve success and self-actualization in our lives. The essence of REBT is to make changes to irrational thinking patterns, behaviors and emotional responses, using reasonable and rational thinking.

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Albert Ellis is known as the father of cognitive-behavioral therapy and founder of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Ellis began developing it because he was disappointed with psychoanalysis and did not feel it worked for everyone. His work was based on how an individual's beliefs strongly affect their emotional functioning and behaviors. Ellis called these irrational beliefs, because they made people feel depressed, anxious, and angry and led to self-defeating behaviors, which was not so good.

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