RET techniques include directed, time-limited, structured approaches for treating depression, anxiety, and phobic behavior. Which disorders are targeted?

• A. Depression, Anxiety, and Phobic behavior
• B. Schizophrenia
• C. Bipolar Disorder
• D. Eating Disorders

Answer: (A)

Rational Emotive Therapy (RET) works by having clients identify and directly challenge irrational beliefs that fuel emotional distress. Its directed, time-limited, structured approach is especially suited to conditions where distress stems from distorted thinking about events, such as depression and various forms of anxiety, including phobic responses. By disputing these irrational beliefs and replacing them with more rational ones, symptoms tend to lessen, which is why these disorders are the primary targets of RET.

Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and eating disorders involve different symptom profiles and treatment needs (often requiring medication and approaches tailored to psychosis, mood stabilization, or eating pathology), so they are not the classic or best-fit targets for RET.