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Please respond in 250 or more words including all references: CBT and REBT share some similarities, but they diverge in philosophy and approach. Discuss the similarities in the philosophical assumptions of Ellis's REBT and Meichenbaum's CBT. Then discuss how the theories differ in philosophy and approach.

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Please respond in 250 or more words including all references: CBT and REBT share some similarities, but they diverge in philosophy and approach. Discuss the similarities in the philosophical assumptions of Ellis's REBT and Meichenbaum's CBT. Then discuss how the theories differ in philosophy and approach

Cognitive Behavior Therapy is a blanket term that is attributed to many therapies with common elements. The earliest forms of therapy to emerge out of CBT were Cognitive Therapy and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. These two rival therapies have different views on cognitive behavior and how to best treat patients but some similarities do exist. Because both emerge from the same CBT paradigm, they both seek to assist patients in ...

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