** FILE ** Albert Ellis, speaking in New York in this file photo from Feb. 18, 1973, died Tuesday, June 24, 2007, at age 93. Ellis was the founder of a renowned psychotherapy institute and is considered by many to be among the most influential figures in modern psychology. He invented what is known as rational emotive behavior therapy, which stresses that patients can improve their lives by taking control of self-defeating thoughts, feelings and behaviors. (AP Photo/Jim Wells, File)