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Albert Ellis

    September 27, 1913 – July 24, 2007

    Albert Ellis was an American psychologist who pioneered Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in 1955. He is regarded as a foundational figure in the cognitive revolution of psychotherapy and the progenitor of cognitive-behavioral therapies. His influence on the field was so significant that he was ranked as the second most influential psychotherapist in history in a survey of American and Canadian psychologists. His work reflects a profound understanding of the human psyche and a commitment to offering practical tools for enhancing mental well-being.

    Albert Ellis
    How to Control Your Anger Before It Controls You
    How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable about Anything: Yes, Anything!
    How to Make Yourself Happy and Remarkably Less Disturbable
    Anger, how to live with and without it
    A Guide to Rational Living
    Overcoming Destructive Beliefs, Feelings, and Behaviors
    • 2023

      First developed in 1955, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is the original form of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and one of the most successful psychotherapeutic techniques in the world. Its founder, world-renowned psychologist Albert Ellis, now offers an up-to-date description of the main principles and practices of this innovative and influential therapy. REBT emphasizes the importance of cognition in psychological disturbances. Its aim is to help patients recognize their irrational and destructive beliefs, feelings, and behaviors, and to restructure harmful philosophic and behavioral styles to achieve maximal levels of happiness and productivity. In this book Dr. Ellis points out the most recent revisions of the original therapy and examines the use of REBT in treating specific clinical problems. Among the topics considered are depression, stress management, addiction, marital problems, the use of hypnosis, disposable myths, and many other obstacles to mental health. This fascinating look at REBT by its internationally recognized creator will be of inestimable value to professionals and laypersons alike.

      Overcoming Destructive Beliefs, Feelings, and Behaviors
    • 2020

      Ваши отношения дают трещину? Вы меняете партнеров, а проблемы при этом остаются теми же? Вы чувствуете, что со временем любовь остывает? Люди, не желающие признать, что в ситуации виноваты оба партнера, переносят свои проблемы в следующие отношения. Как отмечают в данной книге Эллис и Харпер, легче обвинить другого, чем решать проблемы самому. Читатели, которые надеются с помощью этой книги наладить свои отношения, несомненно, получат результат. Во-первых, книга написана просто и увлекательно. Во-вторых, для пояснения идей авторов приводятся примеры и диалоги. В-третьих, запутанных терминов и «психологической болтовни» здесь практически нет — это понятная книга с логичными идеями. В-четвертых, упражнения в конце глав дадут почву для размышлений и помогут сделать важные выводы. Эта книга поможет избавиться от неправильных привычек и вступить на новый путь отношений.

      Близкие отношения. Как решить проблемы, с которыми сталкиваются все пары
    • 2016

      "From social anxiety to phobias to post-traumatic stress disorder, sources of anxiety in daily life are numerous, and can have a powerful impact on your future. By following hte rules of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), created by world renowned therapist Dr. Albert Ellis, you can stop anxiety in its tracks if you will admit this important fact: Things and people do not make you anxious. You do. Your unrealistic expectations produce your needless anxiety. Yet not all anxiety is needless ... Healthy anxiety can ward off dangers and make you aware of negative things that you can change. Unhealthy anxiety inhibits you from enjoying everyday activities and relationships, causes you to perform poorly, and blocks your creativity. Using the easy-to-master, proven precepts of REBT, this classic book not only helps you distinguish between healthy and unhealthy anxiety, but teaches you how to: Understand and dispute the irrational beliefs that make you anxious; Use a variety of exercises, including rational coping self-statements, reframing, problem-solving methods, and Unconditional Self-Acceptance (USA), to control your anxiety; Apply over 200 maxims to control your anxious thinking as well as your bodily reactions to anxiety ... and much more, including examples from dozens of cases Dr. Ellis treated successfully"--Back cover

      How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You
    • 2007

      Si vous avez l'honnêteté nécessaire pour conduire votre propre analyse, ce livre est le plus important que vous aurez jamais lu. Pas de promesses mais une véritable aide bien plus grande que tous les autres livres réunis. Nous pouvons, en effet, trouver des réponses aux problèmes qui suscitent chez nous des troubles affectifs et ainsi créent notre malheur. Grâce à la thérapie émotivo-rationnelle nous pouvons faire une évaluation de nous- et acquérir ainsi une maturité émotive nous permettant d'affronter avec lucidité et confiance les difficultés de la vie quotidienne. Les auteurs vous proposent des solutions pour les problèmes les plus courants comme l'insécurité, le besoin d'approbation, la peur de l'échec, le manque de discipline, les comportements névrotiques. Ici, pas de jargon propre aux psychologues et aux psychiatres mais une méthode simple et utile qui porte toujours ses fruits et ce depuis longtemps (1955 !). Ce livre nous fait prendre conscience de nos comportements auto destructeurs et nous transforme de manière positive.

      La thérapie émotivo-rationnelle
    • 2004
    • 2001

      Podtitul: "Jak ovládnout úzkost dřív, než ovládne vás" Albert Ellis, významný americký psychiatr, vytvořil jednu z nejpopulárnějších forem svépomocné terapie. Úvodem objasňuje své přesvědčení, že jsme schopni úzkost překonat. Toto tvrzení podporuje různými příklady z vlastní zkušenosti terapeutické praxe. Dále vysvětluje, co úzkost je a jak si tento tísnivý stav můžeme sami přivodit. V samotvorbě úzkosti je i nadějné východisko: co jsme sami vytvořili, můžeme sami i "od"-tvořit. Techniky, které složí k ovládání úzkosti, tvoří další části knihy.

      Člověče, neboj se
    • 1999

      - Change your disturbing thoughts into healthy ones.- Make yourself less distrubable in the face of adversity.- Overcome anxiety, depression, rage, self-hate, or self-pity. Dr. Ellis offers simple, straightforward procedures and practical wisdom on a happier, more trouble-free life. Includes dozens of real-life case examples, detailed descriptions of self-help action steps, and a witty, articulate style that you'll find entertaining and enlightening. Go ahead--make yourself happy

      How to Make Yourself Happy and Remarkably Less Disturbable
    • 1998

      In their new approach to coping with anger, world famous psychologist Dr. Albert Ellis and Dr. Raymond Chip Tafrate present their thoroughly researched and proven technique designed to help understand the roots and nature of anger. Using simple instructions and exercises, readers can learn to reduce angry reactions to an often difficult and unfair world.

      How to Control Your Anger Before It Controls You
    • 1997

      Two psychotherapists describe the nature and success of their rational-emotive approach to solving mental and emotional problems and present actual case histories.

      A Guide to Rational Living
    • 1988