“合理情绪疗法”的基本理论主要是ABC理论。这一理论的要点就是不良情绪和不良行为不是由某一诱发事件本身所引起,而是由经历了这一事件的个体对这一事件的解释和评价所引起的。具体来说,A是指诱发事件;B是指个体在遇到了诱发事件之后,对该事件的看法、解释和评价,即相应而生的信念;C是指在特定情景下,个体的情绪及行为结果。这里,B——人们对诱发事件所持的信念,才是引起人的情绪及行为反应的更直接的原因。由于人们的思想观念、职业素养、身心素质等不同,对同一事件的看法、解释和评价即信念就会不同。例如:一个学生在课堂上出现较为严重的违纪行为, The basic theory of “reasonable emotion therapy” is ABC theory. The key point of this theory is that bad emotions and bad behaviors are not caused by a certain induced event itself, but rather caused by the individual who has undergone this event to explain and evaluate this event. Specifically, A refers to the induced event; B refers to the individual after encountering the induced event, the view of the event, interpretation and evaluation, that is, the corresponding beliefs; C refers to the specific circumstances, the individual’s emotions and Behavioral results. Here, B - people’s belief in induced events, is the more direct cause of emotional and behavioral reactions. Due to different people’s ideological concepts, professional accomplishments, physical and mental qualities, opinions, interpretations and evaluations of the same event, that is, beliefs, will be different. For example: a student in the classroom more serious violations,