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Asserting yourself : a practical guide for positive change / Sharon Anthony Bower, Gordon H. Bower.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Life Long, 2004Copyright date: ©1991Edition: Updated edition; First Da Capo Press edition, 2004Description: xii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0738209716
  • 9780738209715
Other title:
  • Practical guide for positive change
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 158.1 23
LOC classification:
  • BF575.A85 B68 2004
Contents:
How assertive are you now? -- Improving your self-esteem -- Coping with stress -- Small steps : beginning assertive exercises -- DESC scripting : a new approach for dealing with conflicts -- Sample scripts for standard situations -- Writing your own DESC scripts -- Downer detours -- Looking and feeling assertive -- Hit-and-run downers -- Developing friendships -- Principles of behavior change -- Progress relaxation -- Rules of contracting.
Summary: Utilizing a number of techniques from behavior-change psychology, speech, communications, and acting, the authors Sharon and Gordon Bower outline an effective assertiveness program to help people improve their self-esteem, articulate their opinions, and develop meaningful relationships. Exercises and examples throughout-including the celebrated "DESC scripts" (describe, express, specify, consequences) - allow readers to practice the program, adapt it to their own lives, and evaluate their progress. For both personal and professional use, Asserting Yourself is the classic guide to building confidence and taking a stand.
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Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 158.1 BOW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A537652B
Book South Campus South Campus Main Collection 158.1 BOW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A537650B

Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-244).

How assertive are you now? -- Improving your self-esteem -- Coping with stress -- Small steps : beginning assertive exercises -- DESC scripting : a new approach for dealing with conflicts -- Sample scripts for standard situations -- Writing your own DESC scripts -- Downer detours -- Looking and feeling assertive -- Hit-and-run downers -- Developing friendships -- Principles of behavior change -- Progress relaxation -- Rules of contracting.

Utilizing a number of techniques from behavior-change psychology, speech, communications, and acting, the authors Sharon and Gordon Bower outline an effective assertiveness program to help people improve their self-esteem, articulate their opinions, and develop meaningful relationships. Exercises and examples throughout-including the celebrated "DESC scripts" (describe, express, specify, consequences) - allow readers to practice the program, adapt it to their own lives, and evaluate their progress. For both personal and professional use, Asserting Yourself is the classic guide to building confidence and taking a stand.

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