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Rationality and the pursuit of happiness : the legacy of Albert Ellis / Michael E. Bernard.

By: Bernard, Michael Edwin, 1950-Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xix, 303 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780470973103; 0470973102; 1282884034; 9781282884038Subject(s): Ellis, Albert, 1913-2007 | Ellis, Albert, 1913-2007 | Rational emotive behavior therapy | Positive psychology | Happiness | Psychotherapy, Rational-Emotive -- methods | Psychology | MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- General | PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- General | PSYCHOLOGY -- Clinical Psychology | PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Illness | MEDICAL -- Mental Health | Positive psychology | Rational emotive behavior therapyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rationality and the pursuit of happiness.DDC classification: 616.89 LOC classification: RC489.R3 | B47 2011ebNLM classification: BF 575.H27Online resources: Wiley Online Library

Contents:

Albert Ellis and the pursuit of happiness -- Why we get unhappy -- Refusing to become desperately unhappy -- The philosophy of happiness : principles of rational living -- Love -- Relationships -- Sex -- Women -- Homosexuality -- Work -- Children and parents -- Death and dying -- Rational and happier living in an irrational world -- Albert Ellis interviewed by Michael E. Bernard.

Summary: This book reveals how the principles of rational living identified by Albert Ellis, one of the world's most influential and popular psychologists, can be used by anyone to achieve lifelong happiness.: Reveals the 11 principles of rational living that when put into practice can consistently increase levels of personal happiness; Includes selected excerpts from Ellis' writings, revealing the difference between the psychological architectures of emotional unhappiness and human happiness; Presents verbatim transcripts of private counseling sessions, as well as public lectures and demonstrations with people addressing a wide range of personal issues; Offers insights into how 'rationality' can be used by anyone to reduce the intensity of negative emotions, to increase the frequency of positive emotions and to promote life satisfaction.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book reveals how the principles of rational living identified by Albert Ellis, one of the world's most influential and popular psychologists, can be used by anyone to achieve lifelong happiness.: Reveals the 11 principles of rational living that when put into practice can consistently increase levels of personal happiness; Includes selected excerpts from Ellis' writings, revealing the difference between the psychological architectures of emotional unhappiness and human happiness; Presents verbatim transcripts of private counseling sessions, as well as public lectures and demonstrations with people addressing a wide range of personal issues; Offers insights into how 'rationality' can be used by anyone to reduce the intensity of negative emotions, to increase the frequency of positive emotions and to promote life satisfaction.

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