People with healthy self-esteem experience less stress, anxiety and depression. They tend to enjoy life more and perform better, too. Now a new guide, Building Self-Esteem: A 125 Day Program, helps individuals develop this personality trait that is so essential to mental and physical well-being.
The Building Self-Esteem program described in this book:
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Sample Questions from "The Self-Esteem Check-up" Completing the Self-Esteem Check-Up found below will give you a starting point from which to measure your progress. Taking the check-up will also begin to reinforce some of the goals of this book. Furthermore, it is comforting to realize that you already possess some measure of self-esteem to build upon. There is nothing tricky about this check-up, so just relax and be as completely honest as you can. Rate how much you believe each statement, from 0-10. 0 means you completely disbelieve it. 10 means you think it is completely true. Then total your scores. |
Rating | |
1. I am a worthwhile person. | ______ |
2. I am as valuable as a person as anyone else. | ______ |
3. I have the qualities I need to live well. | ______ |
4. When I look into my eyes in the mirror I have a pleasant feeling. | ______ |
5. I don't feel like a failure overall. | ______ |
6. I can laugh at myself. | ______ |
*Mean score for adults is 43. The total scale, which consists of twelve items, correlates r=.67 with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, r=-.60 with Beck Depression Inventory, and r=-.54 with the Zung Anxiety Scale. From Schiraldi, G.R. (1999). Building Self-Esteem: A 125 Day Program. Ellicott City, MD:Chevron. ©1993,1999 Glenn R. Schiraldi. May only be reproduced with written permission of author. By Dr. Glenn R. Schiraldi Schiraldi, G. Facts to Relax By - A Guide To Relaxation and Stress Reduction.
Building Self-Esteem: A 125 Day Program, by Glenn R. Schiraldi, Ph.D., 192 pages, ISBN 1-883581-13-3. Available at $16.00 plus $5.00 S/H (& $1.00 per additional item) from Chevron Publishing Corporation, 5018 Dorsey Hall Dr.,Suite 104, Ellicott City, MD 21042. (Tel: 410-740-0065 or Fax: 410-740-9213). For additional information on shipping options or international orders you can also email: office@chevronpublishing.com Please feel free to contact Dr. Schiraldi at University of Maryland (Tel: 301-405-2518) or e-mail gs6@umail.umd.edu |