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    The document discusses healthy and unhealthy negative emotions using the ABC framework. It outlines characteristics of unhealthy emotions like anxiety and depression versus healthy emotions like concern and sadness. Themes related to emotions like anger, jealousy, and envy are also described.

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    The document discusses healthy and unhealthy negative emotions using the ABC framework. It outlines characteristics of unhealthy emotions like anxiety and depression versus healthy emotions like concern and sadness. Themes related to emotions like anger, jealousy, and envy are also described.

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    Walter J. Matweychuk, Ph.D. REBTDoctor.

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    To Use the ABC Framework, think: What emotion am I experiencing at point C?


    Is it unhealthy/self-defeating or healthy/self-helping?

    Unhealthy, Self-Defeating, Negative Emotions Healthy, Self-Helping Negative Emotions


    Have these Characteristics Have these Characteristics

     Likely to lead to  Likely to lead to

    o self-defeating behavior o self-helping, constructive behavior

    o statements & actions that are later o well-planned behavior & well-executed

    regretted behavior

    o impulsive, aggressive, excessive use of o persistent & assertive behavior to address

    force to change Adversity; or failure to Adversity

    persist at addressing the Adversity

     Provide feedback that what you want, desire &  Provide feedback that what you want, desire &
    value is not occurring value is not occurring

     Derive from rigid demands or extreme attitudes  Derive from flexible preferences and non-extreme
    attitudes
     Unhealthy Negative Emotions undermine your
     Healthy Negative Emotions allow for
    o ability to have some happiness for as long
    as the adversity exists o some happiness despite the existence of
    the adversity
    o ability to adapt & cope with your problems
    o adaption & coping to life’s problems
    o ability to view future events objectively,
    that is subsequent thinking is can be o subsequent thinking that is fair and
    biased
    balanced

    Emotional Disturbance Non-Disturbed Emotions


    Dysfunctional, Unhealthy Negative Emotions are: Functional, Healthy Negative Emotions are:

    Anxiety Concern

    Depression Sadness

    Guilt Remorse

    Shame Disappointment

    Hurt Sorrow

    Dysfunctional (unhealthy) anger Functional (healthy) anger

    Dysfunctional (unhealthy) jealousy Functional (healthy) jealousy

    Dysfunctional (unhealthy) envy Functional (healthy) envy

    ©Walter J. Matweychuk, Ph.D.


    Walter J. Matweychuk, Ph.D. REBTDoctor.com

    Unhealthy & Healthy Themes of The Related Emotions

    Unhealthy Anxiety & A threat to our to comfort, safety, or ego or


    Healthy Concern threat to the comfort, safety or ego of a
    significant other

    Unhealthy Depression &


    Healthy Sadness A loss, failure, or undeserved plight

    Unhealthy Guilt & Breaking a moral code, failing to live up to a


    Healthy Remorse moral code, “hurting” someone

    Unhealthy Shame &


    Healthy Disappointment Falling very short of our ideal

    Someone important to us demonstrating that


    Unhealthy Hurt &
    they are investing less in our relationship than
    Healthy Sorrow
    we have invested or reciprocated with less
    than what we believe is our due

    Dysfunctional Anger & Functional Being obstructed, someone (including


    Anger ourselves) transgressing
    our rules, someone threatening our self-
    esteem

    Dysfunctional Jealousy & Functional Someone posing a threat to a meaningful


    Jealousy relationship that we have

    Dysfunctional Envy & Functional Envy Someone possessing what we prize but do
    not have

    Note: The English language does not provide us with the necessary words for distinguishing between the
    functional, healthy and dysfunctional, unhealthy versions of anger, jealousy, and envy. Therefore, we need to
    differentiate between the functional, healthy and dysfunctional, unhealthy versions of these three emotions
    by explicitly stating whether we are experiencing the healthy or the unhealthy version of the emotion.

    ©Walter J. Matweychuk, Ph.D.


    Walter J. Matweychuk, Ph.D. REBTDoctor.com
    Reference: Dryden, W. (2009) Understanding Emotional Problems: The REBT Perspective. Hove, East Sussex: Routledge.

    ©Walter J. Matweychuk, Ph.D.

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