Some food for thought. Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) holds that certain core irrational ideas, which have been clinically observed, are at the root of most emotional disturbance They are: 1. The idea that it is a dire necessity for adults to be loved by significant others for almost everything they do. Instead of concentrating on their own self-respect, on winning approval for practical purposes, and on loving rather than on being …