In this paper, we propose the application of a well-known psychotherapeutic model, the Ellis’s ABC theory, to the modeling of intelligent agents. The final aim is to be able to simulate human realistic behavior in situations in which varied reactions are possible and are determined by several factors such as personality, affective state, prior experiences, and regulation capabilities. The proposed framework, called ABC-EBDI, is the result of integrating the ABC theory into a BDI framework. Other affective theories have also been taken into account to support the modeling of personality, mood, and affect regulation. The distinguishing feature of the proposed framework is the classification of the agent’s cognitive-affective process as either rational or irrational. This process will lead to functional emotions and adaptive conduct, in the first case, and dysfunctional emotions and maladaptive conduct in the second. While the ABC-EBDI framework may be used in different application domains due to its characteristics it can be particularly useful in mental health application. A prototype has been implemented and applied to simulate a bad news scenario. A first evaluation with specialists has been carried out with promising results.

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将心理治疗理论应用于情感智能代理的建模

在本文中，我们建议将著名的心理治疗模型 Ellis ABC 理论应用于智能代理建模。最终目标是能够在可能发生各种反应的情况下模拟人类的现实行为，这些反应是由个性、情感状态、先前经验和调节能力等多种因素决定的。提议的框架称为 ABC-EBDI，是将 ABC 理论整合到 BDI 框架中的结果。其他情感理论也被考虑在内，以支持个性、情绪和情感调节的建模。所提出框架的显着特征是将代理的认知情感过程分类为理性或非理性。这个过程会导致功能性情绪和适应性行为，在第一种情况下，而在第二种情况下，功能失调的情绪和适应不良的行为。虽然 ABC-EBDI 框架因其特性可用于不同的应用领域，但它在心理健康应用中特别有用。原型已经实现并应用于模拟坏消息场景。与专家进行的第一次评估已经取得了可喜的结果。