He later described his father as unaffectionate and his mother as emotionally distant.
Ellis was often sick throughout his childhood.
Between the ages of 5 and 7, he was reportedly hospitalized eight different times.
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He utilized the same approach to get over his fear of public speaking.
His first and second marriages ended in annulment and divorce.
His 37-year relationship with a director of the Albert Ellis Institute ended in 2002.
In 2004, he married Australian psychologist Debbie Joffe.
Ellis died July 24, 2007, following a long illness.
Career
After graduating high school, Ellis earned a B.A.
in Business from the City College of Downtown New York in 1934.
He spent some time pursuing a business career, and later attempted a career as a fiction writer.
He earned his M.A.
degree in clinical psychology in 1943 and his Ph.D. in 1947.
Today, the method is known asrational emotive behavior therapyor REBT.
Ellis also wrote a great deal about human sexuality.
Ellis maintained a rigorous work schedule through the end of his life.
He is often described as one of the most eminent thinkers in the history of psychology.
Ellis also authored more than 80 books, many of which became best-sellers.
Selected Publications by Albert Ellis
Ellis.
(1957).How To Live with a Neurotic.
Oxford, England: Crown Publishers.
(1958).Sex Without Guilt.
Ellis, A., Harper, R. (1961).A Guide to Rational Living.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Ellis, A., Greiger, R. (1977).Handbook of Rational-Emotive Therapy.
NY: Springer Publishing Company.
(1985).Overcoming Resistance: Rational-Emotive Therapy With Difficult Clients.
NY: Springer Publishing Company.
(2003).Sex Without Guilt in the 21st Century.
Farley F.Albert Ellis (19132007).Am Psychol.
2009;64(3):215216. doi:10.1037/a0015441
Smith D.Trends in counseling and psychotherapy.Am Psychol.
1991;9:139172. doi:10.1007/BF01061227
David D.Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT).
In: Cautin RL, Lilenfeld SO, eds.,The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology.
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2015. doi:10.1002/9781118625392.wbecp077
Psychology Today.The prince of reason.
Kaufman, M. T.Albert Ellis, 93, Influential Psychologist, Dies.The New York Times.
