Don't Say Yes when You Want to Say No

Résumé du livre

Assertiveness Training (AT), a major area of behavior therapy, asks, "What can we do to change you now?" not "Why are you this way?" Its premise: if people have learned behavior patterns which make them unhappy, inhibited, or fearful of rejection, then they can unlearn them. In this book you will learn the difference between assertion and aggression, along with the special AT techniques that will help you stand up for your rights, express your feelings, cope with put-downs from self and others, lessen fears, and achieve professional goals. The book contains special practical AT exercises for improving marital relationships and frequency of sex, relaxing on the job, role-playing of problem situations, and overcoming the impulse to overeat -- to list only a few. This book can change the life of every man or woman who reads it. -- From publisher's description.