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For clients of therapists and counselors as well as for students, a guide to self-analysis and achieving goals that is intended to help readers develop more self-determination and control over their lives, based on behavioral principles. The latest edition updates the review of literature and reorganizes some chapters. Co-author Watson teaches at the U. of Hawaii, and Tharp at the U. of California at Santa Cruz. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This effective self-help book presents a workable set of skills that readers can use for tackling their own self-modification programs, whether it be to improve self-confidence in dating, control overeating, implement and exercise program, or give up smoking. The authors' goal is to teach the basic skills necessary for readers to modify the behavior of their own choice, (66%-84% of the students employing these methods have achieved their self-change goals according to published studies in the literature). Once students have applied the principles to a behavior, they'll find it easier to use the skills in different settings.
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