In REBT, which irrational belief is most commonly linked to unhealthy anger?

• A. Desires
• B. Feeling of injustice
• C. Demands
• D. None of the above

Answer: (C)

In REBT, anger tends to come from rigid, absolutist beliefs called demands. People tell themselves that life must be fair, others must treat them well, and they must get what they want. When reality doesn’t meet these “musts,” the belief is violated and anger follows. This is why the belief that things must go a certain way is the strongest link to unhealthy anger—the mind reacts as if the world owes you a perfect outcome and can’t tolerate anything less. Desires are just preferences, not absolutes; a sense of injustice is a judgment about fairness, but the specific pattern most associated with anger in REBT is the uncompromising demand. So the best answer is the belief that things must be a certain way.