In this article we present Maultsby’s Rational Behavior Therapy (RBT) as a unique and distinct, but underutilized form of cognitive-behavior therapy, including its origins, theory (with psychosomatic learning theory), basic concepts, and practical applications, as well as never before published recent developments. As readers will see, many of Maultsby’s concepts, while pioneering and beckoning the third wave, still remain fresh, validated by current cognitive neuroscience, and are very relevant to modern psychotherapeutic practice. We describe RBT’s valuable concepts and effective techniques in such a way that readers may readily start using them to complement and enhance any other form of cognitive behavior therapy. An article comparing RBT with REBT and CBT will follow.

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Maultsby 的理性行为疗法：背景、描述、实际应用和最新发展

在本文中，我们将 Maultsby 的理性行为疗法 (RBT) 介绍为一种独特而独特但未被充分利用的认知行为疗法形式，包括其起源、理论（与心身学习理论）、基本概念和实际应用，以及从未在发布最新进展之前。正如读者将看到的，Maultsby 的许多概念虽然开创了第三波浪潮，但仍然保持新鲜，并得到当前认知神经科学的验证，并且与现代心理治疗实践非常相关。我们以读者可以很容易地开始使用它们来补充和增强任何其他形式的认知行为疗法的方式来描述 RBT 的有价值的概念和有效的技术。随后将有一篇比较 RBT 与 REBT 和 CBT 的文章。