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ERIC Number: EJ548741
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0735-6846
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The Rationality of Alcoholics Anonymous and the Spirituality of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy.
Velten, Emmett
Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, v35 n2 p105-16 Dec 1996
Argues that Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) share important rational objectives and numerous cognitive-behavioral methods. Both emphasize a philosophical shift as a principal ingredient for change. Provides definitions of rationality and spirituality and explains how REBT and smart recovery are spiritual approaches. (RJM)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Theories, Cognitive Restructuring, Counseling Theories, Humanism, Personality Theories, Psychotherapy, Rational Emotive Therapy, Self Actualization, Spirituality
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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