The psychology of self-esteem : a revolutionary approach to self-understanding that launched a new era in modern psychology

this New Edition Of The Original Text Reveals How Nathaniel Branden's Landmark Book Broke The Rules Of Conventional Behavioral Theory And Promulgated His Revolutionary Ideas On The Critical Role That Self-esteem Plays In Living A Healthy, Fulfilling Life. The Book Offers An In-depth Exploration Of The Need For Self-esteem, The Nature Of That Need, The Conditions Of Fulfillment, And How Self-esteem (or Lack Of It) Affects Our Values, Responses, And Goals. Branden Also Debunks The Misguided Notion That Self-esteem Is A Feel-good Phenomenon And Shows Instead How Self-esteem, Rationality, Perseverance, Self-responsibility, And Personal Integrity Are All Intimately Related. booknews in This Reprint Of The 1969 Edition, Psychologist Nathaniel Branden Argues That Self-esteem Is Not Simply A Feel-good Phenomenon rather, It Rests On The Appropriate Exercise Of Mind And Is Intimately Related To Rationality, Perseverance, Self-responsibility, And Personal Integrity. Further, He Maintains That Although Others May Help Or Obstruct Its Development, It Must Be Generated From Within. The 12 Chapters Discuss The Foundations And The Psychology Of Self-esteem. In The Epilogue, He Provides Suggestions For Psychotherapeutic Intervention. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com) A new edition of the classic book that introduced the world to the importance of self-esteem. How people experience themselves affects every moment of their existence. Their self-evaluation is the basic context in which they act, choose their values, set their goals, and meet the challenges of life. Their responses to events are shaped in part by who and what they think they are- how competent and worthy they perceive themselves to be. Of all the judgements they pass in life, none is more important than the judgement they pass on themselves. To say that self-esteem is a basic human need is to say that it makes an essential contribution to the life process, that it is indispensable to normal and healthy development, that it has value for survival. Without postive self-esteem, psychological growth is stunted. Positive self-esteem operates, in effect, as the immune system of conscieousness, providing resistance, strength, and a capacity for regeneration. -- Publisher description Preface to the 32nd Anniversary Edition Introduction Part One: The Foundations 1. Psychology as a Science 2. Man: A Living Being 3. Man: A Rational Being 4. Man: A Being of Volitional Consciousness 5. Emotions 6. Mental Health Part Two: The Psychology of Self-Esteem 7. The Nature and Source of Self-Esteem 8. Pseudo-Self-Esteem 9. Pathological Anxiety: A Crisis of Self-Esteem 10. Social Metaphysics 11. Self-Esteem and Romantic Love 12. Psychotherapy Epilogue: Working with Self-Esteem in Psychotherapy Notes Index. A revised edition of the book by the founder of the self-esteem movement which radically altered mainstream contemporary psychology with a new concept of human self-understanding. Nathaniel Branden reaffirms the basic principles of his self-esteem theory.