Rationality and the Pursuit of Happiness by Michael E Bernard
Albert Ellis was writing about personal happiness long before the formal discipline of positive psychology was founded. This book describes his work in helping people to eliminate misery and obtain happiness.“The book is a good detailed overview of REBT methodsSumming Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, professionals, general readers.” (Choice, 1 July 2012)
"The principles themselves are taken from chapter 4 of Rationality and the Pursuit of Happiness: The Legacy of Albert Ellis, Michael E. Bernard's excellent summation of the great psychologist's life-work." (Jildy Sauce, 6 January 2012)"This book provides a useful summary of what Ellis had to say on happiness." (Metapsychology, 15 November 2011)
Michael E. Bernard is a Professor at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia. He co-founded the Australian Institute for Rational Emotive Therapy, is a former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy, and has written more than 50 books and journal articles in areas associated with mental health, resilience, peak performance, parenting, and school improvement. He currently consults with business and the public sector on principles of personal effectiveness, and is Managing Director of The Bernard Group.
Michael worked closely with Albert Ellis for more than three decades. Today, he is recognized as an international authority on Ellis’s work and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780470683118 |
| ISBN 10 | 0470683112 |
| Title | Rationality and the Pursuit of Happiness |
| Author | Michael E Bernard |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-11-05 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Commended for R.R. Hawkins Award - Psychology 2011 (United States) |
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