Self-esteem : a proven program of cognitive techniques for assessing, improving, & maintaining your self-esteem
A program for challenging the "inner critic" begins with the premise that destructive interior messages played over and over can hold a person back and offers practical advice on how to stop this negative behavior-- Source other than Library of Congress.
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vii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition Fourth edition.
- Publisher Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2016]
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| General Note: | "A proven program of cognitive techniques for assessing, improving, and maintaining your self-esteem"--Cover. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-358). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The nature of self-esteem -- The pathological critic -- Disarming the critic -- Accurate self-assessment -- Cognitive distortions -- Defusing painful thoughts -- Compassion -- The shoulds -- Acting on your values -- Handling mistakes -- Responding to criticism -- Asking for what you want -- Goal setting and planning -- Visualization -- I'm still not ok -- Core beliefs -- Building self-esteem in children. |
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Table of Contents
Self-Esteem : A Proven Program of Cognitive Techniques for Assessing, Improving, and Maintaining Your Self-Esteem
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Nature of Self-Esteem | p. 1 |
| Causes and Effects | ||
| How to Use This Book | ||
| For the Therapist | ||
| 2 | The Pathological Critic | p. 17 |
| An Arsenal of Shoulds | ||
| The Origin of the Critic | ||
| Why You Listen to the Critic | ||
| The Role of Reinforcement | ||
| The Variable-Ratio Reinforcement Schedule | ||
| How the Critic Gets Reinforced | ||
| Catching Your Critic | ||
| 3 | Disarming the Critic | p. 38 |
| Unmasking His Purpose | ||
| Talking Back | ||
| Making Your Critic Useless Summary Chart | ||
| 4 | Accurate Self-Assessment | p. 49 |
| Self-Concept Inventory | ||
| Listing Your Weaknesses | ||
| Listing Your Strengths | ||
| A New Self-Description | ||
| Celebrate Your Strengths | ||
| 5 | Cognitive Distortions | p. 68 |
| The Distortions | ||
| Combating Distortions | ||
| 6 | Defusing Painful Thoughts | p. 100 |
| Watching Your Thoughts | ||
| Letting Go of Thoughts | ||
| Combining Watching, Labeling, and Letting Go | ||
| Distancing from the Critic | ||
| Example: Tony and the Three Questions | ||
| 7 | Compassion | p. 109 |
| Compassion Defined | ||
| Toward a Compassionate Mind | ||
| The Compassionate Response | ||
| The Problem of Worth | ||
| Affirming Your Worth | ||
| Compassion for Others | ||
| Empathy | ||
| 8 | The Shoulds | p. 128 |
| How Values Are Formed | ||
| The Tyranny of the Shoulds | ||
| Healthy Versus Unhealthy Values | ||
| How Shoulds Affect Your Self-Esteem | ||
| Discovering Your Shoulds | ||
| Challenging and Revising Your Shoulds | ||
| Cutting Off the Should | ||
| Atonement-When Shoulds Make Sense | ||
| 9 | Acting on Your Values | p. 158 |
| Life Domains | ||
| Ten-Weeks to Put Values into Action | ||
| Planning Committed Action | ||
| 10 | Handling Mistakes | p. 172 |
| Reframing Mistakes | ||
| The Problem of Awareness | ||
| Responsibility | ||
| The Limits of Awareness | ||
| The Habit of Awareness | ||
| Raising Your Mistake Consciousness | ||
| 11 | Responding to Criticism | p. 188 |
| The Myth of Reality | ||
| Responding to Criticism | ||
| Putting It All Together | ||
| 12 | Asking for What You Want | p. 216 |
| Your Legitimate Needs | ||
| Needs Versus Wants | ||
| Wants into Words | ||
| Distilling the Assertive Request | ||
| Whole Messages | ||
| 13 | Goal Setting and Planning | p. 232 |
| What Do You Want? | ||
| Selecting Goals to Work On: The First Cut | ||
| Selecting Goals to Work On: The Evaluation | ||
| Making Your Goals Specific | ||
| Making Mental Movies | ||
| Listing the Steps | ||
| Making a Commitment | ||
| Blocks to Achieving Goals | ||
| Insufficient Planning | ||
| Insufficient Knowledge | ||
| Poor Time Management | ||
| Unrealistic Goals | ||
| 14 | Visualization | p. 257 |
| Why Visualization Works | ||
| Visualization Exercises | ||
| Rules for Creating Effective Self-Esteem Visualizations | ||
| Self-Esteem Sessions | ||
| Special Considerations | ||
| 15 | I'm Still Not Okay | p. 280 |
| A Special Vulnerability | ||
| Protecting Against the Pain | ||
| Facing the Pain | ||
| The Option of Therapy | ||
| 16 | Core Beliefs | p. 301 |
| Identifying Core Beliefs | ||
| New Core Beliefs | ||
| 17 | Building Self-Esteem in Children by Judith McKay, RN | p. 317 |
| The Power of Parents | ||
| Parents as Mirrors Look at Your Child Listening | ||
| The Language of Self-Esteem | ||
| Praise | ||
| Correcting Your Child | ||
| Discipline | ||
| The Case Against Punishment | ||
| Make It Easy to Do It Right | ||
| Involve Your Child in Solving Problems | ||
| The Facts of Life-Consequences | ||
| Autonomy | ||
| Promoting Social Skills | ||
| Modeling Self-Esteem | ||
| Bibliography | p. 357 |
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