When AA Doesn't Work for You: Rational Steps to Quitting Alcohol

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Barricade Books, 1992 - Psychology - 329 pages
For the first time, the founder of rational-emotive therapy applies it to recovery from problem drinking. This remarkable self-help book tells how to apply rational-emotive therapy (RET) to the problem of alcoholism, overcome emotional disturbances, and bring about a profound philosophical change that will resolve addictive tendencies and often change lives.

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Contents

How Do You Know When Alcohol Is
1
How Do I Know When My Drinking Is
17
Denial
37
Copyright

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About the author (1992)

Albert Ellis is a clinical psychologist and a marriage counselor. Ellis originated the rational-emotive therapy movement, which ignores Freudian theories and advocates the belief that emotions come from conscious thought "as well as internalized ide-as of which the individual may be unaware." At first, Ellis's books on marital romance and sexuality were criticized by some as being radical and sensational; however, few realized that Ellis was merely laying the groundwork for modern sex education. Ellis was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was educated at the City College of New York and at Columbia University, where he received a Ph.D. in psychology in 1943. He taught for a number of years at Rutgers University, New Jersey, and the Union Graduate School. Presently, he is executive director of the Institute for Rational Living, Inc., in New York City.

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