Oxford Rational And Irrational Beliefs

Contents......Page 14
Contributors......Page 18
PART I: Foundations......Page 22
1. Rational and Irrational Beliefs: A Historical and Conceptual Perspective......Page 24
2. Rationality and Rational Psychotherapy: The Heart of REBT......Page 44
3. Social and Cultural Aspects of Rational and Irrational Beliefs: A Brief Reconceptualization......Page 70
4. Rational and Irrational Beliefs from an Evolutionary Perspective......Page 84
PART II: Rational and Irrational Beliefs: Human Emotions and Behavioral Consequences......Page 94
5. The Behavioral Consequences of Irrational Beliefs......Page 96
6. Rational and Irrational Beliefs in Human Feelings and Psychophysiology......Page 120
PART III: Clinical Applications......Page 134
7. The Assessment of Rational and Irrational Beliefs......Page 136
8. Rational and Irrational Beliefs and Psychopathology......Page 170
9. Rational and Irrational Beliefs in Primary Prevention and Mental Health......Page 194
10. Rational and Irrational Beliefs: Implications for Mechanisms of Change and Practice in Psychotherapy......Page 216
11. Mindfulness and Irrational Beliefs......Page 240
PART IV: Physical Health and Pain......Page 272
12. Irrational and Rational Beliefs and Physical Health......Page 274
13. Coping and Catastrophic Thinking: The Experience and Treatment of Chronic Pain......Page 286
PART V: Judgment Errors and Popular Myths and Misconceptions......Page 310
14. Irrational Beliefs Stemming from Judgment Errors: Cognitive Limitations, Biases, and Experiential Learning......Page 312
15. The Five Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Implications for Psychotherapy......Page 334
PART VI: A Look to the Future......Page 358
16. A Summary and a New Research Agenda for Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy......Page 360
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