The Self-Esteem Workbook - Softcover

"Leads participants on a purposeful journey that can result in a future of better mental health and well-being." --Sharlene M. Weiss, Ph.D., Founder & Former Director of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center; Associate Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Psychology, University of Miami School of Medicine "This book is excellent. We are already using it in our self-esteem presentations. It's one of the first and finest self-esteem resource guide books that offers in-depth information in a grounded, useful way." --Jaqueline Miller, Maryland Governor's Task Force on Self-Esteem "It is impossible to read this book without feeling better about oneself and others. It should be required reading for every living soul." --Robert L. Bunnell, M.S., PA-C, marketing coordinator, University of Utah Physician Assistant Program; Executive Director, Utah Academy of Physician Assistants "Chock-full of effective and practical strategies for raising self-esteem...helpful for anyone who wishes to end negative thinking and learn to see their true value." --Matthew McKay, Ph.D., co-author of best-selling Self-Esteem "The Self-Esteem Workbook is both excellent and practical because it is built on a sound scientific base, offers clear recommendations, and comes from and speaks to the heart." --Steven E. Hobfoll, Ph.D., Professor & Director, Applied Psychology Center, Kent State University Leads participants on a purposeful journey that can result in a future of better mental health and well-being. Sharlene M. Weiss, Ph.D., Founder & Former Director of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center; Associate Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Psychology, University of Miami School of Medicine " It is impossible to read this book without feeling better about oneself and others. It should be required reading for every living soul. Robert L. Bunnell, M.S., PA-C, marketing coordinator, University of Utah Physician Assistant Program; Executive Director, Utah Academy of Physician Assistants " Chock-full of effective and practical strategies for raising self-esteem helpful for anyone who wishes to end negative thinking and learn to see their true value. Matthew McKay, Ph.D., co-author of best-selling Self-Esteem " The Self-Esteem Workbook is both excellent and practical because it is built on a sound scientific base, offers clear recommendations, and comes from and speaks to the heart. Steven E. Hobfoll, Ph.D., Professor & Director, Applied Psychology Center, Kent State University " Leads participants on a purposeful journey that can result in a future of better mental health and well-being. Sharlene M. Weiss, Ph.D., Founder & Former Director of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center; Associate Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Psychology, University of Miami School of Medicine" "This book is excellent. We are already using it in our self-esteem presentations. It's one of the first and finest self-esteem resource guide books that offers in-depth information in a grounded, useful way." Jaqueline Miller, Maryland Governor's Task Force on Self-Esteem" It is impossible to read this book without feeling better about oneself and others. It should be required reading for every living soul. Robert L. Bunnell, M.S., PA-C, marketing coordinator, University of Utah Physician Assistant Program; Executive Director, Utah Academy of Physician Assistants" Chock-full of effective and practical strategies for raising self-esteem helpful for anyone who wishes to end negative thinking and learn to see their true value. Matthew McKay, Ph.D., co-author of best-selling" Self-Esteem " " " The Self-Esteem Workbook "is both excellent and practical because it is built on a sound scientific base, offers clear recommendations, and comes from and speaks to the heart. Steven E. Hobfoll, Ph.D., Professor & Director, Applied Psychology Center, Kent State University" "Leads participants on a purposeful journey that can result in a future of better mental health and well-being." --Sharlene M. Weiss, Ph.D., Founder & Former Director of Psychosocial Oncology, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center; Associate Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Psychology, University of Miami School of Medicine "It is impossible to read this book without feeling better about oneself and others. It should be required reading for every living soul." --Robert L. Bunnell, M.S., PA-C, marketing coordinator, University of Utah Physician Assistant Program; Executive Director, Utah Academy of Physician Assistants "Chock-full of effective and practical strategies for raising self-esteem...helpful for anyone who wishes to end negative thinking and learn to see their true value." --Matthew McKay, Ph.D., co-author of best-selling" Self-Esteem " ""The Self-Esteem Workbook "is both excellent and practical because it is built on a sound scientific base, offers clear recommendations, and comes from and speaks to the heart." --Steven E. Hobfoll, Ph.D., Professor & Director, Applied Psychology Center, Kent State University "McKay and Fanning recognize the complexity of the human tendency toward self-criticism. Their carefully written, cognitively oriented self-help book wisely avoids simplistic solutions, offering instead a systematic approach to self-esteem development." --Robert E. Alberti, Ph.D., author of "Your Perfect Right" "Positive self-esteem is the centerpiece of a healthy personality... McKay and Fanning's book offers us a valuable storehouse of tactics and strategies for constructing (or renovating) the foundation of our self-esteem." --Phillip G. Zimbardo, Ph.D., author of "Shyness" "A comprehensive guide to rebuilding a sense of personal power and value." --"Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal" This book is excellent. We are already using it in our self-esteem presentations. It's one of the first and finest self-esteem resource guide books that offers in-depth information in a grounded, useful way. --Jaqueline Miller, Maryland Governor's Task Force on Self-Esteem As a former legislative aide to John Vasconcellos and the Self-Esteem effort, I found the book to be practical and impactful in its suggested activities. It can enlighten the thinking and enrich a person's experience of their own self-esteem. --Andy Michael, aide to Assemblyman John Vasconcellos, California Task Force on Self-Esteem

This text is based on the author's research which has shown that self-esteem can be improved through the use of self-help materials. Readers are involved through exercises which show how thoughts, images, emotions, phsyical health, body image, and behaviour patterns affect their self-esteem.