Effects of Self-Verbalizations upon Emotional Arousal and Performance: A Test of Rational-Emotive Theory

Bonadies, Gregory A.; Bass, Barry A.

doi:10.2466/pms.1984.59.3.939

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“…The impact of negative self-talk on performance anxiety and on depression has been confirmed in clinical research (Cramer & Kupshik, 1993;Huber & Mitchell Altmaier, 1983;Ingram, 1989;Missel & Sommer, 1983). A large number of studies shows that negative self-talk may also be operative in impairing the performance of creative tasks, problem solving skills and the control of fear (Meichenbaum, 1974;Meichenbaum & Cameron, 1974;Bonadies & Bass, 1984;Eifert & Lauterbach, 1987;Rosin & Nelson, 1983;Safran, 1982).…”

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Cognitive Treatment Through Positive Self-Verbalization: A Multiple Case Study

Lange

Richard

Kiestra³

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Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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Cognitive treatment through positive self-verbalization, a multiple case study Lange, A.; Richard, R.; Kiestra, J.; van Oostendorp, E. General rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: http://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. ________________________________________________________________This article deals with the modification of self-statements as a specific strategy in cognitive therapy. After discussing theoretical and empirical backgrounds, a method is described in which patients modify their self-talk by reading aloud positive self-statements that are incompatible with original self-deprecatory thoughts. Next, several cases are presented that illustrate the manner in which this intervention can be integrated in the treatment of anxiety disorders, eating disorders and psychosomatic pain disorders. In all cases, positive self-verbalisation was combined with other elements of cognitive and behavioural interventions. In the discussion, the indications for using this intervention are considered and compared to other cognitive strategies.___________________________________________________________________________

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confidence: 84%

Cognitive Treatment Through Positive Self-Verbalization: A Multiple Case Study

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Richard

Kiestra³

et al. 1997

Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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“…The irrational self-talk group evidenced the worst performance efficiency in the task. In a similar study of mirror tracing performance ( Bonadies and Bass, 1984 ) it was found that participants given rational self-talk statements were significantly more accurate than those given irrational self-talk statements, and a control group. The irrational self-talk group and control group were as inaccurate as each other, suggesting that rational self-talk is beneficial for performance, rather than irrational self-talk being damaging for performance.…”

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Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Irrational and Rational Beliefs, and the Mental Health of Athletes

2016

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In this article Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is proposed as a potentially important framework for the understanding and promotion of mental health in athletes. Cognitive-behavioral approaches predominate in the provision of sport psychology, and often form the backbone of psychological skills training for performance enhancement and maintenance. But far from being solely performance-focused, the cognitive-behavioral approach to sport psychology can restore, promote, and maintain mental health. This review article presents REBT (Ellis, 1957), the original cognitive behavioral therapy, as a valuable approach to addressing mental health issues in sport. REBT holds that it is not events that directly cause emotions and behaviors. Rather, it is one’s beliefs about the events that lead to emotional and behavioral reactivity. Further, REBT distinguishes between rational and irrational beliefs, and suggests that in response to failure, maltreatment, and misfortune, people can react with either healthy or unhealthy emotional and behavioral responses. The extant research indicates that irrational beliefs lead to unhealthy negative emotions, a range of pathological conditions, and a host of maladaptive behaviors that undermine mental health. Therefore, REBT proposes a process for the reduction of irrational beliefs and the promotion of rational beliefs. The use of REBT in sport is seldom reported in literature, but research is growing. This review article proposes three important areas of investigation that will aid the understanding of irrational beliefs and the application of REBT within sport. These areas are: (1) the influence of irrational beliefs and REBT on the mental health of athletes, (2) the influence of irrational beliefs and REBT on athletic performance, (3) the origins and development of irrational beliefs in athletes. Each area is discussed in turn, offering a critical and progressive review of the literature as well as highlighting research deficits, and recommendations to address each of the three areas of investigation.

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“…Furthermore, in clinical psychology, Steffy et al 's (1970) study of 48 smokers suggested that self-talk was one of the treatment components that helped the smokers reduce their daily intake of cigarettes. Using performance on a perceptual-motor task as the dependent variable, Schill et al (1978) and Bonadies and Bass (1984) examined the hypothesis that rational selfstatements increase, and irrational self-statements decrease, behavioral efficiency in performance. The results of both studies indicated that persons designated as part of a rational self-statement group reduced errors and completed their tracings on a mirror-star tracing apparatus more quickly than a neutral or an irrational self-statement group.…”

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Thought self‐leadership: The influence of self‐talk and mental imagery on performance

1992

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Self-leadership theory can be described as the 'process of influencing oneself as opposed to the influence of leaders over followers (Manz, 1983(Manz, , 1986. We focus on and develop a model for a particular aspect of self-leadershipthought self-leadership ~ emphasizing two primary elements, self-talk and mental imagery. The major thrust of this model is that employees can influence or lead themselves by utilizing specific cognitive strategies that focus on individual self-dialogue and mental imagery. It is proposed that constructive thought management through the effective application of cognitive strategies can lead to enhanced individual and organizational performance.

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Effects of Self-Verbalizations upon Emotional Arousal and Performance: A Test of Rational-Emotive Theory

Cited by 24 publications

References 11 publications

Cognitive Treatment Through Positive Self-Verbalization: A Multiple Case Study

Cognitive Treatment Through Positive Self-Verbalization: A Multiple Case Study

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Irrational and Rational Beliefs, and the Mental Health of Athletes

Thought self‐leadership: The influence of self‐talk and mental imagery on performance

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