Emotional ABC theory is a theory founded by American psychologist Ellis. It holds that inspiring event A is only the indirect cause of emotional and behavioral consequences C, while the direct cause of C is the belief B generated by individual's cognition and evaluation of inspiring event A. ..
The result (c) of people's negative emotions and behavioral disorders is not directly caused by a certain stimulus event (a), but directly caused by the wrong belief (b) generated by the incorrect cognition and evaluation of the individual who experienced this event. False beliefs are also called irrational beliefs.
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The relevant requirements of ABC's behavior analysis theory stipulate that:
1, perceptual analysis of input information from the environment; The internal model of external influence established in long-term life experience includes past, present and future expectations.
2. Compare the current realistic stimulus with the past experience stored in memory by cognitive comparator. When there is a mismatch between perceptual analysis and cognitive processing, cognitive comparator generates information, mobilizes a series of biochemical and neural mechanisms, and releases chemicals.
3. The comparison system between perceptual analysis of real scenes and cognitive processing based on past experience is called cognitive comparator, which has a huge activation mechanism of biochemical system and nervous system and is connected with effective organs.
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