Your Perfect Right: A Guide to Assertive LivingMore than a million copies sold! The assertiveness book most often recommended by psychologists -- fifth-most-recommended among all self-help books -- according to a national survey. This indispensable manual is packed with step-by-step procedures, detailed examples, and exercises. Topics: How Assertive Are You Now?; "Can You Give Me an Example?"; It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It!; Anxiety; Anger; Put Downs; Assertiveness Builds Equal Relationships; Intimacy and Sexuality; Assertiveness Works at Work, Too; Handling Difficult People; Deciding When To Be Assertive; Helping Others Deal With the New Assertive You. The seventh edition also contains material on living in a multicultural society, making the decision to express yourself, new recommendations on anger expression and anxiety treatment. |
Contents
Acknowledgements | 1 |
Keep Track of Your Growth | 21 |
How Assertive Are You Now? | 27 |
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Your Perfect Right: A Guide to Assertive Living Robert E. Alberti,Michael L. Emmons No preview available - 1995 |
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