REBT in Sport & Exercise

Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) is one of the most widely used counselling approaches in the world and is one of the original forms of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy in Sport and Exercise is the first and only book to date to examine the use of REBT in sport and exercise.

It brings together leading international experts and practitioners to reflect on the use of REBT in sport and exercise, and examine the techniques used. Each chapter contains a case study, contextualising theory into practice, giving a rare and detailed insight into the use of REBT across a diverse range of issues. Some of the topics covered include:

• the theory and practice of REBT

• REBT intervention for competition anxiety

• the use of REBT interventions in Paralympic soccer

• the use of REBT in managing injury and loss

• using REBT to address symptoms of exercise dependence

• REBT intervention to improve low frustration tolerance

Offering an invaluable insight into the practical application of REBT, this book is essential reading for undergraduates, postgraduates, trainee and qualified sport and exercise psychologists, and counsellors wishing to move into sport and exercise.

Table of Contents

1The Use of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in Sport and Exercise: An Introduction

Martin Turner & Richard Bennett

2 The Theory and Practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

Richard Bennett & Martin Turner

3 A Short-Term Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Intervention for Competition Anxiety with a Trampoline Gymnast

Michelle Huggins

4 Anxiety, Unhealthy Jealousy, and Exercise Avoidance: A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Intervention

Helen O’Connor

5 “It Will be the End of the World If We Don’t Win This Game”: Exploring the Use of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Interventions in Paralympic Soccer

Jamie Barker

6 Managing Injury and Loss: The Use of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) with a Collegiate Football Player

Angela Breitmeyer & Oana David 　

7 The Use of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to Address Symptoms of Exercise Dependence

Leon Outar

8 Mixed Martial Arts and the Paradox Between Self-Improvement and Self-Acceptance: A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Intervention

Rachel Cunningham

9 The Use of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) with an Anxious Sub-Elite Fencer

Evangelos Vertopoulos

10 Rebounding from Injury and Increasing Performance with Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)

Murat Artiran

11 A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Intervention to Improve Low Frustration Tolerance in an Elite Table Tennis Player

Gangyan Si & Chun-Qing Zhang

12 Applying Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Resilience ‘Credos’ with a South East Asian Elite Squash Player

Saqib Deen

13 Delivering Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Education in Youth Rugby Union

Aaron Phelps-Naqvi & Jonathan Katz

14 “Is it Really That Bad?”: A Case-Study Applying Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) with an Elite Youth Tennis Player

Andrew Wood & Charlotte Woodcock

15 “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)”: The Use of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to Increase Function and Reduce Irrational Beliefs of an Injured Athlete

Robert Morris, David Tod, & Martin Eubank

16 Using Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to Combat Performance Debilitating Unhealthy Anxiety in an International Level Karateka

Clare Churchman