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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.

Preface	p. ix
For Further Research on the World Wide Web	p. xii
Adjustment and the Skills of Self-Direction	p. 1
Outline and Learning Objectives	p. 1
Adjustment and Self-Direction	p. 2
The Skills of Self-Direction and the Purpose of This Book	p. 7
Actions Are Embedded in a Context	p. 10
The Process of Self-Modification	p. 12
Does Sel... MOREf-Modification Work?	p. 17
Chapter Summary	p. 23
Your Own Self-Direction Project: Step 1	p. 24
Forethought: Specifying Targets, Anticipating Obstacles, and Creating Goals	p. 30
Outline and Learning Objectives	p. 30
Specifying Targets for Change	p. 31
Anticipating Obstacles	p. 39
Putting Goals in Focus	p. 52
Tips for Typical Topics	p. 62
Chapter Summary	p. 62
Your Own Self-Direction Project: Step 2	p. 64
Self-Knowledge: Observation and Recording	p. 66
Outline and Learning Objectives	p. 66
Why Observe Ourselves?	p. 67
Structured Diaries	p. 68
Recording Frequency and Duration	p. 74
Rating the Intensity of Emotions	p. 80
Practicalities of Record Keeping	p. 86
What to Record	p. 87
Planning for Change	p. 94
Tips for Typical Topics	p. 97
Chapter Summary	p. 102
Your Own Self-Direction Project: Step 3	p. 104
The Principles of Self-Regulation	p. 105
Outline and Learning Objectives	p. 105
Regulation Theory	p. 106
Developmental Theory: Regulation by Others and Regulation by Self	p. 108
The Development of Language Regulation	p. 110
Consequences	p. 112
Antecedents	p. 117
Respondent Behavior and Conditioning	p. 120
Modeling	p. 123
Chapter Summary	p. 127
Your Own Self-Direction Project: Step 4	p. 129
Antecedents	p. 131
Outline and Learning Objectives	p. 131
Identifying Antecedents	p. 132
Modifying Old Antecedents	p. 136
Arranging New Antecedents	p. 142
Tips for Typical Topics	p. 152
Chapter Summary	p. 157
Your Own Self-Direction Project: Step 5	p. 158
Behaviors: Actions, Thoughts, and Feelings	p. 159
Outline and Learning Objectives	p. 159
Substituting New Thoughts and Behaviors	p. 160
Substitutions for Anxiety and Stress Reactions	p. 164
Relaxation	p. 169
Developing New Behaviors	p. 176
Shaping: The Method of Successive Approximations	p. 184
Tips for Typical Topics	p. 188
Chapter Summary	p. 195
Your Own Self-Direction Project: Step 6	p. 196
Consequences	p. 198
Outline and Learning Objectives	p. 198
Discovering and Selecting Reinforcers	p. 200
Using Others to Dispense Reinforcers	p. 204
Self-Administered Consequences	p. 208
Techniques of Self-Reinforcement	p. 211
Self-Punishment and Extinction	p. 222
Reinforcement in Plans for Self-Modification	p. 226
Tips for Typical Topics	p. 230
Chapter Summary	p. 236
Your Own Self-Direction Project: Step 7	p. 237
Developing a Successful Plan	p. 238
Outline and Learning Objectives	p. 238
Combining A, B, and C Elements	p. 239
The Elements of a Good Plan	p. 244
Evaluating Your Plan for Change	p. 254
Tips for Typical Topics	p. 260
Chapter Summary	p. 261
Your Own Self-Direction Project: Step 8	p. 262
Problem Solving and Relapse Prevention	p. 263
Outline and Learning Objectives	p. 263
Problem Solving	p. 264
Relapse Prevention	p. 274
Chapter Summary	p. 284
Your Own Self-Direction Project: Step 9	p. 285
Termination and Beyond	p. 287
Outline and Learning Objectives	p. 287
Formal Termination: Planning to Maintain Gains	p. 288
Beyond the Ending	p. 294
Chapter Summary	p. 299
Your Own Self-Direction Project: Step 10	p. 299
Bibliography	p. 301
Name Index	p. 325
Subject Index	p. 335
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