Therapy of albert Ellis or Aaron Beck? What to choose?

albert Ellis and Aaron Beck (he is today, 18.07.2019 g turned 98 years) the two pillars-the founder of modern cognitive-behavioral direction in psychotherapy, gave the world his methods with a difference of about five years:

Ellis has developed RAPT 1953 1955гг., Aaron Beck in the early 1960s, published the results of studies of depression. Both talented therapist came to a similar conclusion: the essence of psychological disorders — distorted cognitive processes. It is noteworthy that the grant, which paid for the study A. buck, was originally supposed scientific rationale of psychoanalysis. But it turned out differently ;-)

I will Take the liberty to compare these two, to find similarities and differences between cognitive therapy of Beck, and rational-emotional-behavioral psychotherapy Ellis, and the founders of these areas.

To begin, I note that, among these wonderful people a lot in common.

And Ellis and Buck came from Jewish families who had emigrated from the territories of the Russian Empire, each of them trained in psychology and psychotherapy is a second profession (before to study psychology Ellis was forced to earn a living as a hiring Manager, Back on the first education specialist in political science and English), both charismatic speakers.

And A. Beck and A. Ellis, having mastered the practice of psychoanalysis came to create the method more efficient and faster than the Freud.

What separates the founders and sets a distinctive tone, each of these areas? Education. Buck medical and psychological Ellis. By and large this fact explains the basic difference in approach between the cognitive therapy of Aaron Beck and albert Ellis REPT. Reading authors you will definitely stumble upon the difference in terms of client-patient, problem or disorder.

Aaron Beck, a psychiatrist, can be traced throughout the medical approach - starting with priorities in research dressed in “diagnosis” depression, personality disorder, ending with a large attention to clinical psycho-diagnostics (is the author of many questionnaires). A. Back pays great attention to the collection of medical history.

albert Ellis to the forefront of philosophical-psychological approach, criticism of psychiatry as such (you can read About it in translations of works by Ellis Elena Romek). Rational-emotive-behavioral psychotherapy is based on the philosophy of the Stoics, where the rating event is a prerequisite of emotional experiences, negative and positive, and Socratic dialogue as a tool to bring the customer to the revision of the painful beliefs and real changes in life.

of Course, and in the techniques of cognitive therapy by A. Beck and A. Ellis RAPT has its own nuances. Contrary to many opinions, I can say - it is technically different methods. Each of these methods is of course possible to add others. But then when you have mastered the first.

to choose, ask yourself the question - What do you prefer? Psychological or medical model?

we Invite psychologists and psychotherapists in training to the method of albert Ellis in the ‘Basics REPT» in St. Petersburg. The program is Elena Romek. The start of the first module 12 Oct. enroll in the section "events".

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