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• Title:Self-esteem : a proven program of cognitive techniques for assessing, improving, & maintaining your self-esteem / Matthew McKay, PHD, Patrick Fanning.
  
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• Author/Creator:McKay, Matthew, author.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Fanning, Patrick, author.
  
• Published/Created:Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2016]
  

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  • Call Number: BF697.5.S46 M34 2016
    
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• Library of Congress Subjects:Self-esteem.
  
• Edition:Fourth edition.
  
• Description:vii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  
• Summary: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.
  
• Notes:"A proven program of cognitive techniques for assessing, improving, and maintaining your self-esteem"--Cover.
  Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-358).
  
• ISBN:9781626253933 (paperback)
  1626253935 (paperback)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Nature of Self-Esteem
  Causes and Effects
  How to Use This Book
  For the Therapist
  2. Pathological Critic
  Arsenal of Shoulds
  Origin of the Critic
  Why You Listen to the Critic
  Role of Reinforcement
  Variable-Ratio Reinforcement Schedule
  How the Critic Gets Reinforced
  Catching Your Critic
  3. Disarming the Critic
  Unmasking His Purpose
  Talking Back
  Making Your Critic Useless
  Summary Chart
  4. Accurate Self-Assessment
  Self-Concept Inventory
  Listing Your Weaknesses
  Listing Your Strengths'
  New Self-Description
  Celebrate Your Strengths
  5. Cognitive Distortions
  Distortions
  Combating Distortions
  6. Defusing Painful Thoughts
  Watching Your Thoughts
  Letting Go of Thoughts
  Combining Watching, Labeling, and Letting Go
  Distancing from the Critic
  Example: Tony and the Three Questions
  Self-Esteem
  7. Compassion
  Compassion Defined
  Toward a Compassionate Mind
  Compassionate Response
  Problem of Worth
  Affirming Your Worth
  Compassion for Others
  Empathy
  8. Shoulds
  How Values Are Formed
  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
  Life Domains
  Ten Weeks to Put Values into Action
  Planning Committed Action
  10. Handling Mistakes
  Reframing Mistakes
  Problem of Awareness
  Responsibility
  Limits of Awareness
  Habit of Awareness
  Raising Your Mistake Consciousness
  11. Responding to Criticism
  Myth of Reality
  Responding to Criticism
  Putting It All Together
  12. Asking for What You Want
  Your Legitimate Needs
  Needs Versus Wants
  Wants into Words
  Distilling the Assertive Request
  Whole Messages
  13. 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 Mental Movies
  Listing the Steps
  Making a Commitment
  Blocks to Achieving Goals
  Insufficient Planning
  Insufficient Knowledge
  Poor Time Management
  Unrealistic Goals
  14. Visualization
  Why Visualization Works
  Visualization Exercises
  Rules for Creating Effective Self-Esteem Visualizations
  Self-Esteem Sessions
  Special Considerations
  15. I'm Still Not Okay
  Special Vulnerability
  Protecting Against the Pain
  Facing the Pain
  Option of Therapy
  16. Core Beliefs
  Identifying Core Beliefs
  New Core Beliefs
  17. Building Self-Esteem in Children / Judith McKay
  Power of Parents
  Parents as Mirrors
  Look at Your Child
  Listening
  Language of Self-Esteem
  Praise
  Correcting Your Child
  Discipline
  Case Against Punishment
  Make It Easy to Do It Right
  Involve Your Child in Solving Problems
  Facts of Life
  -Consequences
  Autonomy
  Promoting Social Skills
  Modeling Self-Esteem.