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The Difference is Personal: A Comparison of the Theory and Practice of Ellis and Beck
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- Author / Creator
- Nordlund, Felicia K
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Psychology students are introduced to several major schools of modern psychology, including Albert Ellis’ rational emotive therapy (RET), and Aaron Beck’s cognitive therapy (CT). Both of these theories are based on analyzing and changing the way clients think. However, introductory psychology textbooks typically do not compare and contrast these two major theories in any depth. As such, the goal of this thesis was to compare RET and CT. The author found that a few differences exist between the theories of RET and CT, and that the main distinction lies in the style of therapeutic relationship recommended and practiced by each theorist. All the differences identified by the author appear to be at least partly due to Ellis’ and Beck’s divergent personal backgrounds and interpersonal characteristics. The implications of this conclusion for training novice psychologists are discussed.
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- Graduation date
- Fall 2013
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- Type of Item
- Thesis
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- Degree
- Master of Education
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- License
- This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.