Self-Directed Behavior
by Watson, David L.; Tharp, Roland G.Edition: 9th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-08-08
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary
Achieve your life goals with SELF-DIRECTED BEHAVIOR! With abundant strategies based on research, this psychology text 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 other students have successfully used the book's techniques, including one student 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.
Table of Contents
| Adjustment and the Skills of Self-Direction | |
| Forethought: Specifying Targets, Anticipating Obstacles, and Creating Goals | |
| Self-Knowledge: Observation and Recording | |
| The Principles of Self-Regulation | |
| Antecedents | |
| Behaviors: Actions, Thoughts, and Feelings | |
| Consequences | |
| Developing a Successful Plan | |
| Problem Solving and Relapse Prevention | |
| Termination and Beyond | |
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