(A.Ellis) A later formulation of rational-Emotive therapy (RET). It's not the activating experiences that make a person feel bad or behave poorly (ueC, the undesirable emotional consequences; ubC, undesirable behavioral Consequence) but the beliefs about the activating experiences, Therapy consists of disputing or debating the irrational beliefs (iB).
Disputing results in three types of Effects:
cognitive (cE. similar to rational beliefs (bE).