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In this chapter, I will describe a study in which I analyzed Albert Ellis’s posthumous contribution to the APA Theories of Psychotherapy series (Ellis and Joffe Ellis 2011) for evidence of errors and confusions with respect to the ABCs of REBT.
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At the time of writing, 24 volumes are planned to appear in this book series.
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See Chap. 3 for information concerning how I distinguish between such errors and confusions.
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I now call low frustration tolerance beliefs discomfort intolerance beliefs.
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“Push my ass.”
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In this section, I will discuss this issue with respect to partial and full self-acceptance beliefs. The same points are relevant to partial and full other-acceptance and life-acceptance beliefs.
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In this citation, Ellis and Joffe Ellis (2011) imply that a person’s wants and wishes have a life of their own and can escalate – or more accurately transform – themselves into needs or necessities. In reality, humans transform their wishes into needs; their wishes cannot transform themselves into anything.
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Dryden, W. (2013). How Ellis and Joffe Ellis (2011) Conceptualize the ABC Framework. In: The ABCs of REBT Revisited. SpringerBriefs in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5734-3_5
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