[form] REBT TUTOR 03 Testing or DISPUTING Beliefs Your Name please: [text,r_name,30] Email: [text,r_email,30] =============================================================== MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A COPY OF YOUR LAST WORK WHERE YOU IDENTIFIED YOUR B (BELIEFS/THOUGHTS) LINKED WITH YOUR A AND C DISPUTING is about you testing your thoughts to see whether they are supported and proven by evidence and experiences. You can also test them for REASONING in terms of whether your expectation of reality is logical i.e. IF (the conditions on which you base your reason) THEN (the logical outcome based on those conditions). You can also give a third challenge or test in disputing by checking whether your thinking is practical i.e. is it workbable and will it deliver me more benefits than it costs me? You've had the A and C, and then the B, this is about the D for Disputing. Referring to your beliefs identified in your previous work, NOW using this form, DISPUTE Your Irrational Beliefs The question here is: "What disputing questions can you use to challenge your false ideas or mistruths?" INSTRUCTIONS [textarea,disputing questions,3,70] How to go about disputing The object is to challenge the belief or HOT thought with a selection of questions phrased to prove or disprove such by challenging 1. Its Evidence support or lack of it. 2. Its Logical flow or lack of effective reasoning 3. Its balance in terms of Practical benefits and costs Example: If your irrational belief is: "All those significant to me must show me love and approval, if they don't I can't stand it" You will start with the Evidence menu, and choose an "evidence" question that asks you where the evidence is to support the thought which you will try and answer. You then do the same with a "logic" menu, then the "practical outcome" menu. Think hard about the questions you select to answer. If you find you have no answer to the disputing-question, try another form of question from that set to see if it helps. IF you cannot find a satisfactory or realistic answer, write in "NO ANSWER" THE QUESTIONS IN THE DISPUTES ALL REFER TO THE BELIEF or THOUGHTS YOU choose to WORK ON. CHOOSE the question that bites deepest then endeavour to give it an answer, you have not failed if you cannot answer it, a non-answer is an answer because what it says is that you cannot find support for the belief. WRITE OUT THE THOUGHT YOU WANT TO CHALLENGE or DISPUTE [text,thought to dispute,80] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GIVE IT the Evidence and/or Experience Challenge Questions about evidence or experiences that prove your belief is valid. Select a potent question that challenges your belief and answer it in the text box beneath. CAN YOU DELIVER AN ANSWER THAT PROVES YOUR BELIEF IS SUPPORTED? [list,first evidence challenge] [option,0,Please select your Evidence challenge question] [option,01,Where is the evidence that you or others must your I.B.] [option,02,Is there any evidence that you/others must your I.B.] [option,03,Where is there a law of the universe which authorises your belief?] [option,05,If there’s a law of the universe how come you didn't automatically obey it?] [option,06,Would a scientist think that there was evidence in support of your belief?] [option,07,I cant support this belief with evidence or experiences,I cant support this belief with evidence or experiences] [/list] [textarea,evidence influence,3,70,Write your answer to the evidence question you selected...] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Logic or Reasoning Challenge Questions about the logic of your belief. Select a potent question that challenges your belief and answer it in the text box beneath CAN YOU DELIVER AN ANSWER THAT PROVES YOUR BELIEF IS LOGICAL OR REASONABLE? [list,logical] [option,0,Please select your Logic Challenge question] [option,01,Where is the logic in that you/others must your I.B.,selected] [option,02,How is it logical to believe that you/others must your I.B.] [option,03,How does it follow that because you your I.B. Therefore it must be delivered?] [option,04,Does that must logically follow from your assumption?] [option,06,Would a philosopher think that it was good logic to believe your I.B.] [option,07,this belief is NOT logical,my belief is NOT logical] [/list] [textarea,logical influence,3,70,Write your answer to the logic question selected...] ================================================================== The Practical Costs and Benefits Challenge What BENEFITS would my expectation deliver? [textarea,practical positive benefits,3,70,These are the BENEFITS of my belief being met...] What COSTS would my expectation deliver? [textarea,practical positive costs,3,70,These are the COSTS of my belief being met...] What BENEFITS would my expectation NOT being met deliver me? [textarea,practical negative benefits,3,70,These are the BENEFITS of my belief NOT being met...] What COSTS would my expectation NOT being met deliver me? [textarea,practical negative costs,3,70,These are the COSTS of my belief NOT being met...] CHECK OUT WHETHER YOU FEEL GETTING YOUR EXPECTATION MET IS WORTH IT [radio,worthit,yes] YES it's worth it, I stand to gain more than I lose [radio,worthit,no] NO it's not really worth it, I stand to lose more than I gain =================================================================== CONCLUSIONS What conclusions about your thought have you arrived at following the dispute or challenge? [textarea,conclusions,3,70] WHICH PARTS? Which parts of your belief or expectation are undeliverable by reality as in through your efforts or other peoples' efforts and abilities? Look for demands as in MUST SHOULD OUGHT NEVER or ALWAYS kinds of words, these can't even be delivered on by superman or superwoman [textarea,undeliverable parts,3,70] ===================================================================== CONGRATULATIONS FOR HANGING IN! If your troublesome beliefs and thoughts are challenged a number of times or whenever they show their head again, using this form of challenge will reinforce your gains. [checkbox,send copy,checked] Send me a copy please ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU WISH ADDRESSED? [textarea,My questions or comments are,3,70] [submit,SEND this Work][reset,Start Over again] [/form]