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Rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), developed by Ellis, is based on the belief that irrational beliefs are the cause of emotional disturbances. This method of therapy is based on the ABC model (activating events, beliefs about events, and consequences of events). Ellis suggests three main insights of REBT. Which of the following statements does NOT belong to one of those insights?
  1. Insight alone rarely enables individuals to resolve emotional disturbance.
  2. Irrational beliefs are the main source of emotional disturbance and consequences.
  3. Individuals will continue to hold onto irrational beliefs as long as they are disturbed.
  4. Confronting and changing irrational beliefs can result in solving emotional disturbances and avoiding them in the future.
Explanation
Answer: D - Ellis does not suggest that emotional disturbance can be resolved or cured, so to speak. Rather, he posits that overcoming such problems requires continual and energetic work on replacing unhealthy thoughts with healthy thoughts, confronting and disputing irrational beliefs, and maintaining insight.
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