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Rational- emotive approach - the key to changing feelings is to change unproductive cognitive interpretations.
feelings
self - talk- the nonvocal, internal monologue that is our process of thinking .
fallacies- irrational thoughts lead to illogical conclusions .
fallacy of perfection - a worthwhile com should be able to handle any situation w/ complete confidence & skill .
fallacy of approval-irrational belief that it is vital to win the approval of virtually every person w / whom a communicator interacts .
fallacy of should- irrational belief that people should behave in the most desirable way , based on the inability to distinguish
between what is and what should be .
fallacy of overgeneralization - irrational beliefs in which I) conclusions (usually neg ) are based on limited evidence or
2) communicators exaggerate their shortcomings .
fallacy of causation - believe they should do nothing that can hurt or in any way inconvenience others be it will cause
undesirable feelings .
fallacy of helplessness- irrational belief that satisfaction in life is determined by forces beyond one's control.
fallacy of catastrophic expectations- irrational belief that the worst possible outcome will probably occur....
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