Are inappropriate or dysfunctional feelings in rational-emotive therapy qualitative or quantitative?
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A reply is made to Cramer and Fong's (1991) findings that inappropriate or dysfunctional feelings, as hypothesized in rational—emotive theory, are quantitatively rather than qualitatively different from appropriate or functional feelings.
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Cognitive Psychology Emotive Theory Dysfunctional Feeling
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