Cognitive distortions and Ellis's ABC
Episode 3 of the series on CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy): Albert Ellis's ABC model, his four “harmful” beliefs, and where the famous lists of cognitive distortions came from. Why it matters to you: you'll learn to tell a fact from an evaluation and healthy sadness from getting stuck, and see why “think positive” is not CBT. The label on each card shows how solid the claim is; this is education, not therapy or diagnosis.
How to go through an episodeVideo, cards, notes, test the next day, review in a week
- Video or slidesWatch the episode or flip through the slides. Soon on YouTube @seitopsy
- CardsGo through the cards chapter by chapter: recall, flip, answer. You are here
- NotesRead “In short” and “Key takeaways”. The rest is a reference: come back to a chapter when you need it. Open the notes
- Final test: the next dayQuestions on every chapter, on the course page. A day later it shows what has really stuck.
- Review in a week10 questions. A reminder appears on the course page and in Learn.