Which of the following is NOT on Ellis’s list of irrational beliefs?

a. It is essential that a person be loved or approved by virtually everyone in the community.
b. A person must be perfectly competent, adequate, and achieving to be considered worthwhile.
c. Some people are bad, wicked, or villainous and therefore should be blamed and punished.
d. It is a terrible catastrophe when things are not as a person wants them to be.
e. A person has absolute control over his or her own happiness.


Answer: e

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