A characteristic feature of REBT when working with clients is that it...

• A. It is passive.
• B. It emphasizes cognitive restructuring and behavioral experiments.
• C. It ignores homework.
• D. It relies on medication.

Answer: (B)

REBT is an active, directive form of psychotherapy that focuses on how thinking drives feelings and behavior. A hallmark is cognitive restructuring paired with behavioral experiments. Clients learn to identify irrational, self-defeating beliefs, dispute them using logic and evidence, and replace them with more flexible, rational beliefs. At the same time, they test these new beliefs in real-life situations through behavioral experiments, gathering experiential proof that challenges the old, anxious predictions. This approach is collaborative and task-oriented, often including homework to practice disputing thoughts and conducting experiments. It does not rely on medication, which falls outside the therapy method.