REBT, or Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, is a type of psychotherapeutic approach that emphasizes on identifying, evaluating, and altering negative beliefs that cause clients' emotional disturbance and behavioral problems. Its synonyms include cognitive-behavioral therapy, rational therapy, and cognitive restructuring. These therapies share the same approach to help individuals change their irrational beliefs and behaviors through teaching coping skills and restructuring thoughts that are negatively impacting their mental health. Other synonymous approaches to REBT include cognitive restructuring therapy, cognitive therapy, cognitive-behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy, and rational-emotive theory. These alternative therapies differ in their approaches, but all aim to help individuals overcome negative patterns of thinking and behavior to enjoy a better quality of life.