Of or designating a type of psychotherapy which advocates a pragmatic, individualistic approach to changing unhealthy or irrational thoughts; especially in "rational-emotive therapy", "rational-emotive behaviour therapy".
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Marriage & Family Living.
Definition of rational-emotive in US English:
rational-emotive
adjective
Psychology
Of or designating a type of psychotherapy which advocates a pragmatic, individualistic approach to changing unhealthy or irrational thoughts; especially in "rational-emotive therapy", "rational-emotive behaviour therapy".
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Marriage & Family Living.