Albert Ellis, developer of rational emotive behavior therapy or R.E.B.T, which is categorized under the broad umbrella of cognitive behaviorial therapy, died today at the age of 93.
Apparently, a 1982 survey of US and Canadian psychologists found him to be one of the most influential psychotherapists in history, 2nd only to Carl Rogers, who popularized the idea of the self-concept and was among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology.The more famous Sigmund Freud placed third.
For further details, you can read Ellis's published works or peruse through the REBT Network Library. His final work is a textbook on Personality Theory that will be posthumously published by Sage Press in early 2008.
That's my psychology lesson for the day... not that I understand any of these theories.
Update - 7/26/07: Good collection of quotes from Ellis.
Update - 7/28/07: a great Freudian joke that I found at the comments of a Dilbert Blog post.
Q: How many Freudians does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Two; one hold the bulb and one to hold your peni- your mother- the ladder!
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