Personality theories : critical perspectives / Albert Ellis, Mike Abrams ; with Lidia D. Abrams ; with contributions by Alexander Nussbaum and Rebecca J. Frey. Ellis, Albert, 1913-2007. Abrams, Mike. Abrams, Lidia D. (Lidia Dengelegi) Personality. BF698 .E45 2009 155.2 22 ELP Includes bibliographical references (p. 627-669) and index. "Personality Theories: Critical Perspectives is the groundbreaking, final text written by Albert Ellis, long considered the grandfather of cognitive behavioral therapies. The book provides students with supporting and contradictory evidence for the development of personality theories through time. Without condemning the founding theorists who came before him, Ellis builds on more than a century of psychological research to re-examine the theories of Freud, Jung, and Adler while taking an equally critical look at modern, research-based theories, including his own." "This enlightening text will provide insight into personality theory for graduate-level students and clinicians who have not had undergraduate psychology. It should be required reading for upper-level and graduate courses in psychology, counseling, and social work."--BOOK JACKET. Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, c2009. c2009. 2009 Text xix, 696 p. : eng