River has been interested in a woman in his biology class for most of the semester.Since the class will end in a few days and he may not see her again in another class,he works up the nerve to ask her out.She apologetically tells him she has recently begun seeing someone and that she can't go out with him.River is embarrassed and disgusted with himself for not asking sooner.Based on the principles of Ellis's rational-emotive therapy,River feels bad because

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Ellis's rational-emotive therapy focuses on the idea that our thoughts and beliefs about a situation greatly influence our emotional reactions to it. In this case, River is feeling bad not because the woman rejected him or because he won't see her again, but rather because of the negative thoughts he is having about the rejection (e.g. "I'm disgusted with myself for not asking sooner"). Option A is incorrect because the woman's rejection is simply a neutral event that has no inherent emotional value. Option B and D are irrelevant and not mentioned in the scenario.

River Has Been Interested in a Woman in His Biology