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The focus of this paper is on the concept of chaining in rationalemotive therapy. Four types of chains are discussed and illustrated: (a) inference chains; (b) inference-evaluative belief chains; (c) “disturbance about disturbance” chains and (d) complex chains.
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Windy Dryden Ph.D. is a Lecturer in Psychology at Goldsmiths' College, University of London.
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Dryden, W. The use of chaining in rational-emotive therapy. J Rational-Emot Cognitive-Behav Ther 7, 59–66 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01246504
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01246504