From Publishers Weekly
TV psychologist and bestselling author Brothers ( What Every Woman Should Know About Men ) here outlines methods for building self-esteem based on behavioral principles. Drastic changes or psychotherapy are not necessary or realistic, she stresses. By using positive and negative reinforcement, pre-visualizing, list-making, "acting as if" poses and other behavioral techniques, an individual can make subtle personality shifts to eliminate or reduce such self-destructive tendencies as passivity, perfectionism, procrastination, overspending, boasting, lying and jealousy. By positively channeling, rather than eliminating, workaholism, anxiety and anger, we can make stress work for us instead of against. The book also offers advice on how to get through--and even benefit from--the life-changing crises of divorce, job loss and aging. Filled with personal anecdotes and case studies, this down-to-earth book should enable readers to set realistic goals for self-improvement and have fun while doing so. First Serial to Parade.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Brothers' new self-improvement guide runs the gamut from controlling anger to coping with widowhood and retirement. She first defines "reversion to the mean," a state or natural condition that "acts like a magnet, pulling you toward the golden mean, that middle ground between excess and deficit where health and happiness reign." Then she spills out the contents of a psychological tool kit that will help people "transform almost any undesirable trait into an asset." As these quoted passages indicate, Brothers' book consists of a stream of buzzwords. Still, her real-life stories bring her suggestions down to earth. Many readers will clamor for the latest tips on how to handle old age, unemployment, poor self-esteem, workaholism, and other common, troubling situations.
Denise Perry Donavin
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