Rational emotive education: A manual for elementary school teachers

Preface......Page 5
Introduction......Page 9
Background......Page 10
Content of REE Program......Page 11
REE is Compatible with Current Educational Systems......Page 12
REE Is an Effective System......Page 13
Orientation to the Principles of Rational-Emotive Therapy People's Irrational Assumptions......Page 18
The task of the Rational-Emotive Therapist or Counselor......Page 21
The ABC Theory of Emotions......Page 22
The Two Faces of B......Page 23
E - The Cognitive-Affective-Behavioral Effect......Page 24
Perspective and Change......Page 25
Biological and Environmental Influences on Behavior......Page 26
Background for the Teacher......Page 28
Student Activity 1: Feelings......Page 29
Student Activity 2: The Expression Guessing Game......Page 30
Student Activity 3: Where Feelings Come from......Page 32
Student Activity 4: The Happening-Thought-Feeling Reaction Diagram (HTFR)......Page 34
Homework Assignment......Page 36
Background for the Teacher......Page 37
Student Activity I: The First Step in Challenging......Page 38
Student Activity 2: The Emotional Experience Scales......Page 40
Student Activity 3: "Mr. Head" (Brody, 1973)......Page 42
Student Activity 4: Using Challenging Techniques......Page 43
Homework Assignment......Page 45
Student Activity 1: Simple and Complex......Page 46
Student Activity 2: The Self-Concept Pin-Wheel (for children under 10)......Page 48
Student Activity 2: The Self-Concept Circle (for children over 10)......Page 52
Student Activity 3: Upset—A Game to Demonstrate Irrationality......Page 53
Student Activity 4: Challenge—A Game to Demonstrate Rationality......Page 55
Supplementary Activities......Page 57
Background for the Teacher......Page 58
Student Activity 1: How People Learn......Page 59
Homework Assignment......Page 61
Student Activity 2: Facts and Opinions......Page 62
Review and Preview......Page 63
Homework Assignment......Page 64
Student Activity 3: Why People Have Different Opinions......Page 65
Student Activity 4: Why People Make Unsound Assumptions......Page 69
The Huddle Game, a game of assumptive rejection......Page 72
Rumor Circle......Page 73
Student Activity 5: The Imperfect Person in the Imperfect World......Page 74
Homework Assignment......Page 77
Student Activity 6: Why People Make Mistakes......Page 78
Supplementary Activity......Page 80
Background for the Teacher......Page 81
Student Activity 1: Demands and Desires......Page 82
Student Activity 2: The Many Faces of "Troubles"......Page 84
Student Activity 3: Touchy Joe......Page 88
Student Activity 4: Catastrophizing or "Awfulizing"......Page 89
Student Activity 5: Can You be a Perfect Challenger?......Page 92
Homework Assignment......Page 93
Student Activity 1: Responsibility, Roles and Rules......Page 94
Reinforcement......Page 96
Background for the Teacher......Page 97
Student Activity 1: Defining and Examining Perspective......Page 98
Student Activity 2: Examining a Story from Different Perspectives......Page 99
Student Activity 1: Defining and Examining Stereotyping......Page 101
Student Activity 2: Sex Stereotyping......Page 103
Student Activity 3: Prejudice and Discrimination......Page 106
Student Activity 4: The Special Child in the Regular Classroom......Page 107
Student Activity 1: Defining and Examining Teasing and Name-calling......Page 110
Student Activity 1: Defining and Examining Bullying......Page 113
Student Activity 2: Defining and Examining Victims......Page 117
Student Activity 3: Bystanders......Page 118
Student Activity 1: The Child's Right to Protest......Page 119
Student Activity 1: Does the Rational Person Like Everyone?......Page 121
This Is Not The End.........Page 124
References......Page 125
Glossary......Page 127
Glossary Of Affects......Page 129
Form B (Ages 7-10)......Page 135
Form C (Ages 10-13)......Page 138
Answer  Key:  Children's  Survey  Of  Rational  Beliefs......Page 146