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Albert Ellis

Born

in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States

September 27, 1913

Died

July 24, 2007

Website

http://albertellis.org/

Genre

Psychology, Self Help, Philosophy

Influences

Alfred Korzybski
Alfred Adler
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Erich Fromm
Harry Stack Sulliva ...more

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Albert Ellis was an American psychologist who in 1955 developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). He held M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in clinical psychology from Columbia University and American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). He also founded and was the President of the New York City-based Albert Ellis Institute for decades.
He is generally considered to be one of the originators of the cognitive revolutionary paradigm shift in psychotherapy and the founder of cognitive-behavioral therapies. Based on a 1982 professional survey of USA and Canadian psychologists, he was considered as the second most influential psychotherapist in history (Carl Rogers ranked first in the survey; Sigmund Freud was ranked third).

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	A New Guide to Rational Living by Albert Ellis, Melvin Powers (Foreword by), Robert A. Harper 4.07 avg rating — 1,606 ratings — published 1961 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything: Yes, Anything 3.82 avg rating — 1,618 ratings — published 2000 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You 3.79 avg rating — 715 ratings — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How To Keep People From Pushing Your Buttons (Volume 0) 3.59 avg rating — 575 ratings — published 1994 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How To Control Your Anger Before It Controls You by Albert Ellis, Raymond Chip Tafrate 3.61 avg rating — 437 ratings — published 1997 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression: A Step-by-step Program (Workbook) by Albert Ellis, William J. Knaus 3.88 avg rating — 384 ratings — published 2006 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Guide to Rational Living 4.13 avg rating — 314 ratings — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Myth of Self-esteem: How Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Can Change Your Life Forever 4.01 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Overcoming Destructive Beliefs, Feelings, and Behaviors: New Directions for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy 4.20 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 2001 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: A Therapist's Guide 4.13 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.”
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“There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well . And the world must be easy.”
― Albert Ellis

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“Even injustice has it's good points. It gives me the challenge of being as happy as I can in an unfair world.”
― Albert Ellis, PhD

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