TY - BOOK AU - McKay,Matthew AU - Fanning,Patrick TI - Self-esteem: a proven program of cognitive techniques for assessing, improving, and maintaining your self-esteem SN - 9781626253933 PY - 2016///] CY - Oakland, California PB - New Harbinger Publications KW - Self-esteem N1 - "A proven program of cognitive techniques for assessing, improving, and maintaining your self-esteem"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-358); The nature of self-esteem -- The pathological critic -- Disarming the critic -- Accurate self-assessment -- Cognitive distortions -- Defusing painful thoughts -- Compassion -- The shoulds -- Acting on your values -- Handling mistakes -- Responding to criticism -- Asking for what you want -- Goal setting and planning -- Visualization -- I'm still not ok -- Core beliefs -- Building self-esteem in children N2 - A program for challenging the "inner critic" begins with the premise that destructive interior messages played over and over can hold a person back and offers practical advice on how to stop this negative behavior ER -