Self-Directed Behavior: Self-Modification for Personal Adjustment, International Edition - Softcover

Watson, David; Tharp, Roland

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1285077105 ISBN 13: 9781285077109

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Achieve your life goals with SELF-DIRECTED BEHAVIOR, International Edition! Featuring numerous research-based strategies, this psychology book guides you through exercises for developing skills in self-analysis and teaches you how to apply these skills in different settings. Case examples demonstrate how others have successfully used the book's techniques, including one individual who used shaping to gradually increase her ability to study, and another who learned to be more sure of himself on dates by consciously modeling a friend's confident behavior.

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Review

1. Adjustment and the Skills of Self-Direction. 2. Forethought: Specifying Targets, Anticipating Obstacles, and Creating Goals. 3. Self-Knowledge: Observation and Recording. 4. The Principles of Self-Regulation. 5. Antecedents. 6. Behaviors: Actions, Thoughts, and Feelings. 7. Consequences. 8. Developing a Successful Plan. 9. Problem Solving and Relapse Prevention. 10. Termination and Beyond.

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1285077105
• ISBN 13: 9781285077109
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432