Self Esteem: A Proven Program of Cognitive Techniques for Assessing, Improving, and Maintaining Your Self-Esteem

By Patrick Fanning and Matthew McKay

Book Overview

If you struggle with low self-esteem, or you're seeking positive and effective ways of building a healthy sense of self-worth, this much-anticipated fourth edition of the best-selling classic by Matthew McKay is your go-to guide. This fully revised edition features an innovative application of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to self-esteem, and utilizes updated cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you create positive change and thrive. Circumstances and status can affect self-esteem--many factors can contribute to the way we see ourselves--but the one contributing factor that all people who struggle with low self-esteem have in common is our thoughts. Of course we all have a better chance of feeling good about ourselves when things are going well, but it's really our interpretation of our circumstances that can cause trouble, regardless of what they are. This revised and updated fourth edition of the best-selling Self-Esteem uses proven-effective methods of CBT and relevant components of ACT to help you raise low self-esteem by working on the way you interpret your life. You'll learn how to differentiate between healthy and unhealthy self-esteem, how to uncover and analyze negative self-statements, and how to create new, more objective and positive self-statements to support your self-esteem rather than undermine it. And with cutting-edge material on defusion and values, you'll learn to let go of judgmental, self-attacking thoughts and act in accordance with what matters to you most, enhancing your sense of self-worth. If you struggle with low or unhealthy self-esteem, this new edition of Self-Esteem , packed with evidence-based tips and techniques, has everything you need to improve the way you see yourself for better overall well-being. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567314996
• ISBN13: 9781567314991
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: MJF Books
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.5" x 5.9"

Customer Reviews

Therapist Approved!

I'm a therapist and I work quite regularly with people who have self-esteem deficits. In fact, I pretty much add self esteem work to every patients treatment plan because of the importance of having a healthy self concept and self esteem. Matthew McKay does a fantastic job in this workbook breaking down some of the larger and more confusing concepts of self esteem as well as organizing them into bite-sized chunks that are...

Read Self-Esteem- It's Worth It

Who's the book for? Anyone who wants to improve their self-esteem. What's the goal of the book? To improve your self-esteem. How does it do this? By showing you how to disarm your "inner critic", you know, that negative inner voice that attacks and judges you. Everyone has one, and people with low self-esteem tend to have a more vicious inner critic. Is it easy to read? Yes, the book is laid out well and written in a...

Highly Recommended

I cannot speak highly enough of this book. I found it to be absolutely invaluable in developing better self esteem. You do need to actually sit down with a pen and paper and do the exercises it suggests, but I found this process really helped me to understand myself and my thinking patterns better. For me, what really opened my eyes was the way the authors explained how the inner critic is reinforced. I feel that this is...

Self-Esteem: How to get there.

I purchased this book after my therapist shared the chapter on the "Pathological Critic" with me. I have not yet finished the book, but it does recommend that you take it slowly, not rushing through. This book makes a lot of very logical and valid points. The introductory chapter does stress that it's important to actually get out your paper and pencil and DO the exercises. It's the thing we all hate to do the most, but...

One of the Best Books I've Ever Read on Personal Development

Self Esteem is a practical book. It's about taking control of your thoughts to take control of your feelings. That's all there is to it.With inspiring simplicity and logic, McKay and Fanning educate the reader about the causes and effects of strong self-esteem. It also introduces the Critic - the voice in your head that brings you down no matter what you do. Most importantly, it helps you to expose what psychological needs...