Rational therapy asserts that people often cannot control events that happen to them, but they have the power to think rationally and thereby change all of their unwanted emotions and ineffective actions by self-talk.

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This statement is consistent with the principles of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), which emphasizes that irrational beliefs and self-talk can contribute to emotional and behavioral problems, and that changing those beliefs and self-talk can lead to more effective functioning.

Rational Therapy Asserts That People Often Cannot Control Events That