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Rational and Irrational Beliefs
Research, Theory, and Clinical Practice
2009
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In Rational and Irrational Research, Theory, and Clinical Practice, leading scholars, researchers, and practitioners of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) and other cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBTs) share their perspectives and empirical findings on the nature of rational and irrational beliefs, the role of beliefs as mediators of functional and dysfunctional emotions and behaviors, and clinical approaches to modifying irrational beliefs, enhancing rational beliefs, and adaptive coping in the face of stressful life events. Offering a comprehensive and cohesive approach to understanding REBT/CBT and its central constructs of rational and irrational beliefs, contributors review a steadily accumulating empirical literature indicating that irrational beliefs are associated with a wide range of problems in living and that exposure to rational self-statements can decrease anxiety and other psychological symptoms, and play a valuable role in health promotion and disease prevention. Contributors also identify new frontiers of research and theory, including the link between irrational beliefs and other cognitive processes such as memory, psychophysiological responses, and evolutionary and cultural determinants of rational and irrational beliefs. A truly accessible, state-of-the-science summary of REBT/CBT research and clinical applications, Rational and Irrational Beliefs is an invaluable resource for psychotherapy practitioners of all theoretical orientations, as well as instructors, students, and academic psychologists.

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Daniel David
Daniel David
Author · 6 books

Daniel David is an "Aaron T. Beck" professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at the Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, România. He was the head of the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of the Babeş-Bolyai University between 2007 and 2012. Daniel David is also an adjunct professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and is the head of the Research Program at Albert Ellis Institute in New York. David created the first school of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in România, based on international principles, recognized as such by the founders of this field such as Albert Ellis and Aaron T. Beck; he and his trainee also extended the application of CBT in education (e.g., rational-emotive & cognitive-behavioral education) and organizational fields (e.g., cognitive-behavioral coaching). He is a Fellow in the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, U.S.A. and the national representative in the Social Sciences Standing Committee at the European Science Foundation. He is among those who introduced in Romanian academic psychology the evolutionary psychology and genetic counseling as modern interdisciplinary approaches between psychology and biology. David reintroduced and up-dated the Retman concept, and is the coordinator of the team that created the comics, stories and cartoons with this character. Daniel David este profesor „Aaron T. Beck” de psihologie clinică şi psihoterapie (ştiinţe cognitive clinice) la Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai din Cluj-Napoca (UBB), directorul fondator al Departamentului de Psihologie Clinică şi Psihoterapie din cadrul Universităţii Babeş-Bolyai, preşedinte al International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health, al Colegiului Psihologilor din România, filiala Cluj (2004-2012) şi al Asociaţiei de Psihoterapii Cognitive şi Comportamentale din România (2000-2011). În prezent (2009-) este profesor asociat (adjunct professor) şi la prestigioasa instituţie medicală Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New-York, SUA şi directorul programului de cercetare la Albert Ellis Institute, New York, USA, un institut de referinţă la nivel internaţional pentru cercetarea şi practica în psihoterapie şi sănătate mintală (vezi aici). De asemenea, a fost membru al Scientific Review Group în Social Sciences în European Science Foundation. Din 2016 este prorectorul UBB pentru cercetare, competitivitate-excelenţă şi publicaţii ştiinţifice şi directorul executiv al Institutului STAR-UBB. Daniel David este unul dintre cei mai cunoscuţi oameni de ştiinţă din România. Campania ziarului Cotidianul din 2005 l-a selectat în „Generaţia Aşteptată”, ca fondator de şcoală de psihologie clinică şi psihoterapie cognitiv-comportamentală. În 2007 a fost finalist al campaniei „Clujeanul Anului„, în 2010 a fost distins cu „Premiul Flacăra” pentru ştiinţă (Premiile Flacăra sunt unele din cele mai vechi şi prestigioase premii din media românească vezi aici), iar în 2012 a primit premiul „Constantin Rădulescu Motru” al Academiei Române (pentru o lucrare publicată la Oxford University Press). Campania ProTV/Gândul/PROSport/Sport.ro/Ziarul Financiar/Mediafax – „De Ce Iubesc România„(2012) – şi campania Realitatea TV – „Trezeşte România” (2012) – l-au avut ca invitat. Proiectul ziarului Adevărul (2013) l-a inclus în „Cei Mai Frumosi Români” şi a apărut de mai multe ori în ediţia de weekend a acestui jurnal, în relaţie cu activităţile proprii de cercetare (ex. psihoterapie/roboterapie, psihologia românilor). Foreign Policy România l-a inclus în anul 2013 în Top 100 „Oameni care mişcă ţara în direcţii bune”, pentru activităţile de cercetare/inovare. A fost consilier personal pentru cercetare/ştiinţă al ministrului educaţiei naţionale şi cercetării ştiinţifice (2005 şi 2016), iar în anul 2008, la propunerea autorităţii naţionale pentru cercetare ştiinţifică, a fost decorat pentru ştiinţă cu Ordinul Naţional pentru Merit în Grad de Cavaler.

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