Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy – ABC(DE) Worksheet
Name / Initials:
Date:
A – Activating Event
What happened? Stick to facts only.
B – Beliefs
What did you tell yourself about the event?
Type of Belief (check all that apply):
Demandingness ("must / should")
Awfulizing
Low Frustration Tolerance
Global Self/Other Rating
C – Consequences
Emotional:
Intensity (0-100%):
Behavioral:
D – Disputation
Logical:
Does this belief logically make sense? Why or why not?
Empirical:
What evidence supports or contradicts this belief?
Pragmatic:
Is this belief helping or harming me? How?
E – Effective New Philosophy
Write a rational belief.
New emotion:
Expected intensity:
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