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 Self-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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