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MAXIMUM SELF-ESTEEM --- THE HANDBOOK FOR RECLAIMING YOUR SENSE
OF SELF-WORTH by Jerry Minchinton. Arnford House, 1993

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OUTLINE OF BOOK'S FACTS & IDEAS

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (p6)

PREFACE (p7-9)

INTRODUCTION (p10-14)


[1] A matter of definition (p10)

[2] Using this book (p11-13

[3] How the book is arranged (p13-14)

[4] Making the book work for you (p14-15)


PART 1 --- SELF-ESTEEM (p16-48)


1) A self-esteem inventory (p17-19)

2) What is "self-esteem"? (p20-29)

3) Why we have poor self-esteem (p30-39)

4. Making changes (p40-48)


PART 2 --- BELIEFS THAT AFFECT OUR SELF-ESTEEM (p49-244)


5) Accepting ourselves (p50-64)

6) Needing approval (p65-75)

7) Emotional pain (p76-87)

8) The past (p88-99)

9) Making mistakes (p100-107)

10) Guilt (p108-117)

11) Changing others (p118-129)

12) Competition (p130-137)

13) Perfectionism (p138-145)

14) Manipulation (p146-161)

15) Verbal traps (p162-171)

16) Habits (p172-181)

17) Unrealistic expectations (p182-195)

18) Negativity (p196-207)

19) Solving problems (p208-220)

20) Looking up (p221-226)

21) Religious beliefs (p227-235)

22) Helping others (p236-244)


AFTERWORD (p245)

APPENDIX --- Self-Esteem inventory two (p246-247)

CHAPTER REFERENCES --- Self-Esteem inventory two (p248-250)

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RECOMMENDED READING LIST (p251-251)

COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (p253-254)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR (p255)

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Return to Essay-Set #1: Focus on the Self-Liberation Philosophy

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