Self-directed behavior: Self-modification for personal adjustment - Hardcover

Watson, David L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534047769 ISBN 13: 9780534047764

Publisher: brooks/Cole Publishing, 1985

Synopsis

This self-help text offers an introduction to the principles of learning. Providing scientifically-based instruction in the principles and practices of self-applied psychology, the authors help readers develop skills in self-analysis and personal problem solving. Step-by-step instructions for carrying out a programme of self-modification are included, as well as numerous examples and cases drawn from self-modification projects conducted by the authors' students.

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About the Author

David L. Watson is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and a Charter Fellow of the American Psychological Society. Watson is well known for his work in social anxiety, having developed the original scale to measure it. He has written textbooks in introductory psychology, social psychology, and learning skills. Watson is an enthusiastic world traveler, having visited over 100 countries. He speaks French and Greek, and is a certified master gardener, specializing in xerophytic plants. He divides his time now between Honolulu and Albuquerque.

Roland George Tharp is a distinguished researcher, psychologist, educator, writer, and filmmaker. Over the course of his career he has received repeated recognition for excellence and leadership in every arena of his work. Tharp is professor emeritus of education and psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Hawaii. He is the founding director of the national Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence (CREDE) and the Kamehameha Elementary Education Program (KEEP). His research focuses on human development, psychotherapy, community psychology, education, culture, anthropology, and applied linguistics. Tharp is considered a distinguished researcher, practitioner, and author in the areas of education, educational reform, and the development of sociocultural theory. His work spans more than 40 years.

Review

Self Directed Behavior: Self-Modification For Personal Adjustment is an effective self-hep book that presents a workable set of skills readers can use for tackling their own self-modification programs, whether it be to improve self-confidence in dating, control overeating, implement an exercise program, or give up smoking. Self Directed Behavior teaches the basic skills necessary for a reader to modify the behavior of their own choice. And once readers have applied the principles outlined to a specific behavior, they'll find it easier to use those same skills in different settings. Of special value is the material by G. A. Marlatt on relapse prevention. Self-Directed Behavior is a valuable addition to any academic, counseling, personal, or community library self-help reference shelf. -- Midwest Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: brooks/Cole Publishing
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0534047769
• ISBN 13: 9780534047764
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 316