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WHERE
NEGATIVE
EMOTIONS COME
FROM AND
WHAT WE CAN
DO ABOUT
THESE?
 WHERE
NEGATIVE
RATIONAL
EMOTIONS
EMOTIVECOME
FROM AND
BEHAVIOR
WHAT WE CAN
THERAPY
DO ABOUT
THESE?
 WHERE
NEGATIVE
EMOTIONS
“BELIEF COME
SYSTEM”
•WhatFROM ANDto be
you assume
WHAT WE CAN
true/real/correct
DO ABOUT
THESE?
SAMPLE BELIEF SYSTEMS
1.) There is a God
2.) Education is important
3.) I am good in basketball
4.) My girlfriend loves me
5.) I believe in marriage
2 Categories of
Belief Systems
“RATIONAL or
IRRATIONAL.”
Rational beliefs realistic; supported by
evidences
 My school is a good school
My parents should take care of me.

Irrational beliefs  unrealistic;

overgeneralization/biased
 All informal settlers are dangerous people.
 Boys are all about sex.
 “You feel miserable
because your belief
system is
irrational/unrealistic
.”
 o r e .. .
A nd m
 IRRATIONAL BELIEFS
TAUGHT BY CULTURE!!!!
1.) You always deserve to be
happy.

2.) You always deserve to

have the best.

3.) Truth depends on what

you feel/follow your heart

4.) Money is everything

 RATIONAL or IRRATIONAL?
2.) Why do you think you need to do the thing
you are pressuring yourself to do? “I must do
this because__________”
• RATIONAL- DAPAT NAMAN TALAGA

• IRRATIONAL- PWEDE NAMAN

HINDI/HINDI NAMAN TALAGA!
SAMPLE CASE
 Reggie is a first year college student
who feels socially tired going to school.
He says yes to all requests coming from
his friends, classmates and teachers. He
never says no. He thinks he is not being
a good friend or a nice guy if he denies
any of these requests. As a result, he
feels burnt out as he accomplishes all
the requests people at school give him
to the point he now hates going to
school.
 Reggie is a first year college student
who feels socially tired going to school.
He says yes to all requests coming
U S T B E from
his friends, classmates
A L : “ I M
and teachers. He
A T I ON N E O R
R R
never Isays no. He thinks
V E R Y
heO is not being
D B Y E L E .”
LO VE
a good friend or a nice
L O
guy
VE A if
B he denies
M N O T
any of these requests. As a result, he
I A out as he accomplishes all
feels burnt
the requests people at school give him
to the point he now hates going to
school.
 U S T B E
A L : “ I M M
Reggie A T I
is O N
a first year O R I
collegeA student
IR R R Y O N E
who feels B Y E V E
socially tired .going
” to school.
O V ED E A B L E
L
He says yes T L
to O V
all requests coming from
N O
his friends, classmates and teachers. He
never says no. He thinks he is not being
a good friend or a nice guyLU ifEheA A
Sdenies
M Y V A D
any of these requests.
O N AL : As a
D E P E N
result, he
A T I
R out asDhe S N O T E
feels burnt
N O E accomplishes
P E O P L all
R S O
PE people ER O F
the requests
N U at
M Bschool give him
T H E E M E.
ON he now
to the point
HO L O V
hates going to
W
school.
WAY TO A HEALTHY
PERSONALITY:

Majority of your belief

systems are
RATIONAL
 BIBLE:
RATIONAL
BELIEF SYSTEM
1.) There is a God.

2.) Spiritual >

Material

3.) Loving others >

Self love

4.) Life after death

5.) Judgment day

 1.) No God

2.) Money is king

3.) Self Love

4.) No heaven/hell

POPULAR 5.) No Judgment

CULTURE day
”MATERIALISM
ANXIETY, DEPRESSION,
SELF HARM
 1.) No God

2.) Money is king

3.) Self Love

4.) No heaven/hell

5.) No Judgment
day
ANXIETY, DEPRESSION,
SELF HARM
ASSIGNMENT: WHICH ONES DO YOU HAVE?
 BIBLE:
RATIONAL
BELIEF SYSTEM