The ABCDE of therapy

Your ABCDE Record: from an initial formulation by Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck, developed by Steven Hollan and Arthur Freeman and Martin Seligman.

Adversity: the challenging situation

Belief: the belief about self, others or the world reflected in the situation

Consequences: what thoughts, feelings and sensations arose?

Disputation: or distraction, Thought stoppers, argument.and distancing

Evidence for:

Evidence against:

Energization: through SMART objectives

Specific

Mediating internal/external locus of control

Action-oriented

Reasonable

Time bounded