Lifeskills : eight simple ways to build stronger relationships, communicate more clearly, and improve your health /
By: Williams, Virginia Parrott
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Contributor(s): Williams, Redford B.
Publisher: New York : Times Books : Random House, [1999], c1997Edition: 1st paperback ed.Description: xxii, 344 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0812931963 (pbk.) :.Other title: Life skills.Subject(s): Interpersonal relations | Interpersonal relations -- Health aspects | Family | Social networksDDC classification: 302
| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Standard Loan | Main Lending Collection | 302 WIL (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | 0043161 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Here are the eight skills this book will help you master:
1. Identify your thoughts and feelings: how to tap into your feelings, especially the negative onesnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;
2. Evaluate your negative feelings, negative thoughts, and options: how to decide when to take actionnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;
3. Communicate better: how to be a more effective listener and speakernbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;
4. Empathize with others to understand their behavior: how to appreciate a situation from someone else's point of view
5. Do problem-solving: how to define the problem, generate alternatives, and evaluate the outcomes
6. Practice assertion: how to get others to do what you want
7. Practice acceptance: how to back off without feeling like a failure
8. Emphasize the positive: how to build better relationships using a proven ratio of positive to negative interactions
Lifeskills shows how building better relationships is an essential part of preserving health--and offers eight clear steps anyone can use to make that happen.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-334) and index.
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