Sue feels she must be competent, adequate, and successful in everything she does. Since this is impossible she feels worthless as a human being. Ellis and Harper would say her problem arises from ________.

A) irrational beliefs
B) faulty expectations
C) faulty personal "tapes"
D) faulty response cues

Ellis and Harper's approach to psychotherapy is Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), which is based on the idea that irrational beliefs underlie many emotional and behavioral problems. Sue's belief that she must be competent, adequate, and successful in everything she does is an example of an irrational belief that leads to feelings of worthlessness when she inevitably falls short of these impossible standards.