Asserting Yourself-Updated Edition: A Practical Guide For Positive Change

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Hachette Books, 24. apr. 2009 - 256 strani
The classic best-selling step-by-step program for becoming more assertive. 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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Cover
How Assertive Are You Now?
Improving Your SelfEsteem
Coping with Stress
Beginning Assertive Exercises
Participating in Conversations
A New Approach for Dealing with Conflicts
Sample Scripts for Standard Situations
Writing Your Own DESC Scripts
Downer Detours
Looking and Feeling Assertive
HitandRun Downers
Developing Friendships
Principles of Behavior Change
Rules of Contracting
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Sharon Anthony Bower is President of Confidence Training, Inc. She has led communication workshops for Apple, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and government agencies.

Gordon H. Bower is Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, having received his Ph.D. from Yale. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

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