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Read the following case study and answer the questions to the best of your ability. Marion, age 37, is an African American physician who has lived by a series of "shoulds" and "oughts" for most of her life. Among the things she is now telling herself is that she must succeed in her profession. From her perspective, succeeding means being far better than most of her colleagues in her professional specialty. She berates herself for not being able to publish more research articles, for not keeping up with all the reading in her field, and for sometimes failing to live up to the expectations her patients have for her. Marion believes that she should take exquisite care of everyone: her family, her friends, her colleagues, and her patients. It is essential for her to be in control. Even without the benefit of therapy, Marion is aware that a key motivating force in her life is to demonstrate her success both as an African American and as a woman. Marion would like to continue doing her best, but she does not want to feel that she always has to be the best in every aspect of her personal and professional life. She feels miserable both physically and emotionally and is committed to changing her situation. Specifically, she wants to learn to challenge her perfectionism and begin accepting herself as a worthwhile person in spite of her limitations. She would like to be able to enjoy her work without telling herself that she should and must do more. Given the reality of prejudice and discrimination against people of color, you still challenge Marion to change her thinking when it is not possible to change her environment. After discussing the many instances of discrimination she has experienced and her reactions to these events, you proceed to explore her belief that she must be an outstanding physician largely because she is an African American woman. As a practitioner of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), you ask Marion to use the A-B-C method in which she starts with an antecedent event, such as failing to make her father's favorite pie for his birthday, and its consequence (in this case, feeling guilty). Using this antecedent, how will you make Marion identify self-defeating beliefs she holds and what therapeutic goals will you suggest as a therapist? As a rational emotive behavior therapist, what is your role in making Marion accept herself as a worthwhile person despite her limitations?
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