Hello! I need help with my psychology homework. How does Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy interact with one's culture?

Question

How does Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy interact with the asian, black, or  latino culture other than the dominant european-american culture? 

Answer 1

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy helps a person use reason to acknowledge a self-defeating thought processes, and then learn to express emotions in a more healthy way. In other words, subconscious  behaviors that are harmful are brought to the bearer's attention and then replaced with more constructive behavior.

 

But our cognitive process are tied to our view of the world.  If I think the world is out to get me, I respond defensively.  Thus I create disharmonious relationships with others.  Rational Emotive Behavior Theory would help me realize that I see the world is out to get me, and then change my beliefs about whether or not that is true, with the outcome that my actions in response to the world are less defensive.

 

So to answer your question, the therapy interacts with the culture by making me aware of my beliefs about my culture and my resultant actions, in the hopes that changing my beliefs will change my behaviors.

 

Hope this helps Soojin!  If you have any questions about that, let me know.