Think of a situation in which your irrational beliefs could have increased stress in your life. You may see chapter 7 the text or click on this hyperlink.
B stands for the belief system supports perceiving the stressor as stressful.
C stands for the consequences which are a result of that belief. E stands for the effect, or changed consequences which follow once the belief is disputed. For example, in order to get angry when driving my car when someone passes me, I first, must see the A . event or stressor as personalized at me. That car passed me and deliberately cut me off. Secondly, I must have a B belief that states that the driver should not have done that.