Self-esteem
Book - 1992
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- Subjects
- Published
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Oakland, CA :
New Harbinger Publications
c1992.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- 2nd ed
- Physical Description
- 271, [4] p. : ill. ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]).
- ISBN
- 9781572241985
9781879237445
- Chapter 1. The Nature of Self-Esteem
- Causes and Effects
- How To Use This Book
- For the Therapist
- Chapter 2. The Pathological Critic
- An Arsenal of Shoulds
- The Origin of the Critic
- Why You Listen to the Critic
- The Role of Reinforcement
- How the Critic Gets Reinforced
- Catching Your Critic
- Chapter 3. Disarming the Critic
- Unmasking His Purpose
- Talking Back
- Making Your Critic Useless
- Summary Chart
- Chapter 4. Accurate Self-Assessment
- Self-Concept Inventory
- Listing Your Weaknesses
- Listing Your Strengths
- A New Self-Description
- Celebrate Your Strengths
- Chapter 5. Cognitive Distortions
- The Distortions
- Combating Distortions
- Chapter 6. Compassion
- Compassion Defined
- Toward a Compassionate Mind
- The Problem of Worth
- Compassion for Others
- Exercises
- Chapter 7. The Shoulds
- 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
- Chapter 8. Handling Mistakes
- Reframing Mistakes
- The Problem of Awareness
- Raising Your Mistake Consciousness
- Chapter 9. Responding to Criticism
- The Myth of Reality
- Responding to Criticism
- Putting It All Together
- Chapter 10. Asking for What You Want
- Your Legitimate Needs
- Needs Versus Wants
- Wants Inventory
- Wants into Words
- Whole Messages
- Chapter 11. Goal Setting and Planning
- What Do You Want?
- Selecting Goals to Work On: The First Cut
- Selecting Goals to Work On: The Evaluation
- Making Your Goals Specific
- Making a Commitment
- Blocks to Achieving Goals
- Chapter 12. Visualization
- Why Visualization Works
- Visualization Exercises
- Rules for Creating Effective Self-Esteem Visualizations
- Self-Esteem Sessions
- Special Considerations
- Chapter 13. Hypnosis for Self-Acceptance
- Why Hypnosis?
- What Is Hypnosis?
- Elements of the Self-Esteem Induction
- Recording Your Induction
- The Self-Esteem Induction
- Listening to Your Induction
- Chapter 14. I'M Still Not OK
- A Special Vulnerability
- Protecting Against the Pain
- Facing the Pain
- The Option of Therapy
- Chapter 15. Core Beliefs
- Identifying Core Beliefs
- New Core Beliefs
- Chapter 16. Building Self-Esteem in Children
- The Power of Parents
- Parents as Mirrors
- Look at Your Child
- Listening
- The Language of Self-Esteem
- Discipline
- Autonomy
- Modeling Self-Esteem
- Bibliography