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Self-Esteem Therapy
by R. A. Steffenhagen. 196 pgs.

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Steffenhagen offers a practical guide to self-esteem therapy. As he explains at the outset, self-esteem therapy is a uniquely effective therapy which stems from the seminal work of Alfred Adler and incorporates Husserl's phenomenology, George Simmel's social conflict theory, and the dialectic of Karl Marx. It can be used to combat problems resistant to other therapies such as persistent drug abuse. In fact, notes Steffenhagen, the therapy is effective even if the patient's problem cannot be readily identified--by building an individual's self-esteem, the problem itself can be eliminated without ever being directly addressed.

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Table and Figures

Preface

1 What is Self-Esteem?

2 Self-Esteem and Deviance

3 The Parsimonious Explanation

4 Self-Esteem Therapy (set)

5 Innovative Hypnotic Techniques for Building Self-Esteem

Appendix A: Astral Projection Transcriptions

Appendix B: Self-Esteem Tests

Appendix C: Mapping Strategies

Bibliography

Index

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Selfhood: Identity, Esteem, Regulation
by Rick H. Hoyle, Michael H. Kernis, Mark R. Leary, Mark W. Baldwin. 196 pgs.

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Providing an integrative survey of the burgeoning social-psychological literature on the self, this work is intended for undergraduates with a background in psychology as well as graduate students looking for an overview of the field.

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Tables and Figures

Preface

Acknowledgments

1: Selfhood

2: The Self-System

3: Identity

4: Self-Concept

5: Self-Esteem

6: Self-Enhancement

7: Other Self-Motives

8: Self-Regulation and Agency

Afterword

References

Index
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The Social Dynamics of Self-Esteem: Theory to Therapy
by R. A. Steffenhagen, Jeff D. Burns. 245 pgs.

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Preface List of Tables and Figures Self-Esteem Psychology Toward a Definition of Self-Esteem The Self-Esteem Theory of Deviance The Compensatory Mechanism Self-Esteem in Modern Society The Nature of Conflict in the Development of Personality The Conflict Theory of Personality: Contradictory Tendencies Appendix A: Self-Esteem Inventory Appendix B: Mapping Strategies Appendix C: Reliability of Self-Esteem Inventory Bibliography Index About the Authors

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List of Tables and Figures

Preface

Acknowledgments

1: Self-Esteem Psychology

2: Toward a Definition of Self-Esteem

Notes

3: The Self-Esteem Theory of Deviance

Notes

4: The Compensatory Mechanism

5: Self-Esteem in Modern Society

Notes

6: The Nature of Conflict in the Development of Personality

Notes

7: The Conflict Theory of Personality

Appendix A: Self-Esteem Inventory

Appendix B: Mapping Strategies for the Inventory

Appendix C: Reliability of SEI

Bibliography

Index

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Shame and the Origins of Self-Esteem: A Jungian Approach
by Mario Jacoby. 134 pgs.

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Shame is one of our most central feelings and a universal human characteristic. Why do we experience it? For what purpose? How can we cope with excessive feelings of shame?In an elegant exposition informed by many years of helping people to understand feelings of shame, leading Jungian analyst Mario Jacoby provides a timely and comprehensive exploration of the many aspects of shame and shows how it occupies a central place in our emotional experience. Jacoby shows a lack of self-esteem is often at the root of excessive shame. As well as providing practical examples of how therapy can help, Jacoby draws upon a wealth of historical and cultural scholarship to show how important shame is for us in both its individual and social aspects.

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Foreword

1: The Phenomenology of Shame and Shame-Anxiety

2: The Psychological Meaning of Shame

3: The Feeling of Self-Esteem

4: The Psychogenesis of Shame and Susceptibility to Shame

5: Variations on the Experience of Shame

6: Motifs of Shame in the Therapeutic Relationship

7: Psychotherapy with Problems of Self-Esteem and Susceptibility to Shame

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index
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Handbook of Positive Psychology (Chap. 10 "The Social Construction of Self-Esteem")
by Shane J. Lopez, C. R. Snyder. 829 pgs.

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Psychology has long been enamored of the dark side of human existence, rarely exploring a more positive view of the mind. What has psychology contributed, for example, to our understanding of the various human virtues? Regrettably, not much. The last decade, however, has witnessed a growing movement to abandon the exclusive focus on the negative. Psychologists from several subdisciplines are now asking an intriguing question: "What strengths does a person employ to deal effectively with life?" The Handbook of Positive Psychology provides a forum for a more positive view of the human condition. In its pages, readers are treated to an analysis of what the foremost experts believe to be the fundamental strengths of humankind. Both seasoned professionals and students just entering the field are eager to grasp the power and vitality of the human spirit as it faces a multitude of life challenges. The Handbook is the first systematic attempt to bring together leading scholars to give voice to the emerging field of positive psychology.

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Foreword

Preface

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Contributors

I: Introductory and Historical Overview

1: Positive Psychology, Positive Prevention, and Positive Therapy

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II: Identifying Strengths

2: Positive Psychology and the Deconstruction of the Illness Ideology and the Dsm

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3: A Case for Including Human Strengths and Environmental Resources

Note

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4: Positive Directions in Diagnosis and Interventions

Notes

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III: Emotion-Focused Approaches

5: The Science of Happiness and Life Satisfaction

Appendix

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6: Resilience in Development

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7: The Concept of Flow

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8: The Disposition to Experience Pleasurable Emotional States

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9: Positive Emotions

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10: The Social Construction of Self-Esteem

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11: The Adaptive Potential of Coping Through Emotional Approach

Notes

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12: The Positive Psychology of Emotional Intelligence

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13: Toward “spiritualizing the Passions”

Notes

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IV: Cognitive-Focused Approaches

14: Creativity

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15: The Role of Personal Control in Adaptive Functioning

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16: Mindfulness Versus Positive Evaluation

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17: Optimism

Appendix

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18: Optimistic Explanatory Style

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19: A Member of the Positive Psychology Family

Appendix a the Trait Hope Scale

Appendix B the State Hope Scale

Appendix C the Children's Hope Scale

Notes

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20: The Power of Believing You Can

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21: Problem-Solving Appraisal and Psychological Adjustment

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22: Setting Goals for Life and Happiness

Note

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23: A Developmental Perspective

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24: Its Structure and Function in Regulating Successful Life Span Development

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V: Self-Based Approaches

25: Reality Negotiation

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26: Authenticity and Positivity in Social Relationships

Notes

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27: Authenticity

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28: Uniqueness Seeking

Appendix a the Need for Uniqueness (nu) Scale

Appendix B the Self Attributed Need for Uniqueness (sanu) Scale

Appendix C the Desire for Unique Consumer Products (ducp) Scale

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29: Humility

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VI: Interpersonal Approaches

30: The Role of Minding in the Enhancement of Closeness

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31: Compassion

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32: The Psychology of Forgiveness

Appendix Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Scale— 12-Itemform (trim-12)

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33: Gratitude and the Science of Positive Psychology

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34: Love

Appendix Love Attitudes Scale— Short Form

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35: Empathy and Altruism

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36: The Sources of Moral Motivation

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VII: Biological Approaches

37: Toughness

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38: A Role for Neuropsychology in Understanding the Facilitating Influence of Positive Affect on Social Behavior and Cognitive Processes

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39: Integrative Science in Pursuit of Human Health and Well-Being

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40: Toward a Biology of Social Support

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VIII: Specific Coping Approaches

41: On the Benefits of Writing or Talking About Emotional Experience

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42: Benefit-Finding and Benefit-Reminding

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43: Perceiving Benefits and Growth

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44: The Pursuit of Meaningfulness in Life

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45: Humor

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46: Meditation and Positive Psychology

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47: Discovering and Conserving the Sacred

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IX: Special Populations and Settings

48: Development, Prevention, and Promotion

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49: Outlook for the 21st Century

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50: Positive Growth Following Acquired Physical Disability

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51: Putting Positive Psychology in a Multicultural Context

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52: Positive Psychology at Work

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X: The Future of the Field

53: Positive Ethics

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54: Constructivism and Positive Psychology

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55: A Declaration of Independence

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Author Index

Subject Index
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Resilient Identities: Self-Relationships and the Construction of Social Reality (Chap. 7 "Raising Self-Esteem")
by William B. Swann Jr. 242 pgs.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

1: The Holy Grail of Self-Esteem

2: Groucho's Paradox

3: The Verified Self

4: Ghosts from the Nursery

5: Romantic Self-Traps

6: Esteem and the Pursuit of Competence

7: Raising Self-Esteem

Notes

Appendix: Self-Attributes Questionnaire

Index
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Raising Your Child's Inner Self-Esteem: The Authoritative Guide from Infancy through the Teen Years
by Karen Owens. 355 pgs.

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Acknowledgments

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Introduction

Part I Inner Self-Esteem: Building Children's Skills and Competencies

Chapter 1 the Infancy Period: Laying the Foundations for Inner Self-Esteem

Chapter 2: Developing Inner Self-Esteem During Early Childhood

Chapter 3 Developing Inner Self-Esteem During the School-Age Years: Social Self-Esteem

Chapter 4 Developing Inner Self-Esteem During the School-Age Years: Academic Self-Esteem

Chapter 5: Developing Inner Self-Esteem During Adolescence

Part II: Creating Home Environments That Foster Inner Self-Esteem

Chapter 6: Mothers and Fathers as Disciplinarians

Chapter 7: Children with Special Needs

Chapter 8: Changing Family Lifestyles

Chapter 9: Mothers in the Work Force

Chapter 10: Father's Role in the Childrearing and Domestic Domains

Epilogue

Notes

Index
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Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being (Chap. 5 "The Effects of Exercise on Self-Perceptions and Self Esteem")
by Stuart J. H. Biddle, Stephen H. Boutcher, Kenneth R. Fox. 211 pgs.

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The feel good effect of physical activity is one which although realised has barely reached its potential in the modern world of stress and inactivity for our mental health. Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being provides a research consensus on the relationship between physical exercise and the aspects of mental health. Whilst reviewing and integrating relevant information the book also considers physical activity in relation to the different aspects of mental health: * anxiety * depression * mood and emotion * self-esteem * cognitive functioning * psychological dysfunction. This is invaluable reading for undergraduates and post graduates of sport and exercise science and provides a foundation for health services, sport specialists and psychologists alike to promote the benefits of physical activity and improve mental health.

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1: The Case for Exercise in the Promotion of Mental Health and Psychological Well-Being

2: Physical Activity, Anxiety, and Stress

3: The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Clinically Defined Depression

4: Emotion, Mood and Physical Activity

5: The Effects of Exercise on Self-Perceptions and Self-Esteem

6: Cognitive Performance, Fitness, and Ageing

7: Physical Activity as a Source of Psychological Dysfunction

8: The Way Forward for Physical Activity and the Promotion of Psychological Well-Being

References

Index
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The Psychology of the Social Self (Chap. 7 "Social Inequality and Self-Esteem: The Moderating Effects of Social Comparison, Legitimacy, and Contingencies of Self-Esteem")
by Oliver P. John, Roderick M. Kramer, Tom R. Tyler. 280 pgs.

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Applied Social Research

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Introduction: What Does Studying the Psychology of the Social Self Have to Offer to Psychologists?

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Part I: Theoretical Perspectives

Chapter 1: Social Identity, Personality, and the Self-Concept: a Self-Categorization Perspective

Chapter 2: A Place in the World: Self and Social Categorization

Chapter 3: Distinctiveness Motives as a Source of the Social Self

Part II: The Nature of the Social Self

Chapter 4: Connecting the Person to the Social: the Functions of Social Identification

Chapter 5: Implicit and Explicit Personal and Social Identity: toward a More Complete Understanding of the Social Self

Chapter 6: Social Uncertainty and the Problem of Trust in Social Groups: the Social Self in Doubt

Part III: Social Context and the Social Self

Chapter 7: Social Inequality and Self-Esteem: the Moderating Effects of Social Comparison, Legitimacy, and Contingencies of Self-Esteem

Chapter 8: Self-Organization and Social Organization: U.S. and Chinese Constructions

Chapter 9: Justice, Social Identity, and Group Processes

Conclusions

References

Author Index

Subject Index
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Self-Esteem and Family Challenge: An Investigation of Their Effects on Achievement, in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
by Brenda Padilla, Jennifer A. Schmidt. 9 pgs.

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Positive and Negative Self-Esteem among Ethnic Minority Early Adolescents: Social and Cultural Sources and Threats, in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
by Maykel Verkuyten. 10 pgs.

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Self-Esteem Research, Theory, and Practice: Toward a Positive Psychology of Self-Esteem
by Christopher J. Mruk. 300 pgs.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Crucial Issue of Defining Self-Esteem

Chapter 2: Self-Esteem Research Problems and Issues

Chapter 3: Major Self-Esteem Research Findings

Chapter 4: Major Self-Esteem Theories and Programs

Chapter 5: A Meaning-Based, Two-Factor Theory of Self-Esteem

Chapter 6: A Two-Factor Self-Esteem Enhancement Program

Chapter 7: Self-Esteem and Positive Psychology

Appendix: Self-Esteem Enhancement 5-Week Program

References

Index
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Subordination and Defeat: An Evolutionary Approach to Mood Disorders and Their Therapy (Chap. 7 "Subordination, Self-Esteem, and Depression")
by Leon Sloman, Paul Gilbert. 252 pgs.

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Most people now accept that human beings are the product of millions of years of mammalian evolution and, more recently, primate evolution. This landmark book explores the implications of our evolutionary history for theories and therapies of depression. In particular, the focus is on how social conflict has shaped various behavioral and psychophysiological systems. Special attention is given to the evolved mechanisms for dealing with social defeat and subordination in both animals and humans. By linking human depression to the activation of ancient psychobiological programs for dealing with social conflict, one is able to understand the function of depression within groups, family systems, and between individuals and begin to distinguish depressions that may have adaptive functions from those that are the result of maladaptive feedback systems. Although many acknowledge the need for an integrated, biopsychosocial theory of psychopathology, there continue to be great divisions among social, psychological, and biological approaches. Sloman and Gilbert have brought together leading scientists and clinicians representing different disciplines and schools to present a provocative new evolutionary model of depression. This model illuminates old problems in new ways, links a common disabling condition to evolved mental mechanisms, and points to potential new approaches to prevention and intervention. The book will be of compelling interest to all those who study or treat mood disorders.

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Preface

Introduction

References

Part I: Subordination Strategies and Depression

1: Varieties of Submissive Behavior as Forms of Social Defense: Their Evolution and Role in Depression

Acknowledgments

References

2: How the Involuntary Defeat Strategy Relates to Depression

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Part II: Biological Correlates of Subordination and Depression

3: Dysthymic Disorder, Regulation-- Dysregulation Theory, Cns Blood Flow, and Cns Metabolism

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4: Major Depression and the Involuntary Defeat Strategy: Biological Correlates

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Appendix

Part III: Psychosocial Dimensions of the Involuntary Defeat Strategy

5: The Involuntary Defeat Strategy and discrete Emotions Theory

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6: Social Comparison Processes Among Depressed Individuals: Evidence for the Evolutionary Perspective on Involuntary Subordinate Strategies?

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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7: Subordination, Self-Esteem, and Depression

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Part IV: Psychotherapeutic Approaches

8: A Cognitive Behavioral Perspective on the Involuntary Defeat Strategy

9: Social Competition and Attachment

10: Concluding Comments

Author Index

Subject Index
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Interpersonal Rejection (Chap. 7 "Coping with Rejection: Ego-Defensive Strategies, Self-Esteem, and Interpersonal Relationships")
by Mark R. Leary. 334 pgs.

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Interpersonal rejection ranks among the most potent and distressing events that people experience. Romantic rejection, ostracism, stigmatization, job termination, and other kinds of rejections have the power to compromise the quality of people's lives. As a result, people are highly motivated to avoid social rejection, and, indeed, much of human behavior appears to be desinged to avoid such experiences. Yet, despite the widespread effects of real, anticipated, and even imagined rejections, psychologists have devoted only passing attention to the topic, and the research on rejection has been scattered throughout a number of psychological subspecialties (e.g., social, clinical, developmental, personality). In the past few years, however, we have seen a surge of interest in the effects of interpersonal rejection on behavior and emotion. The goal of this book is to pull together contributions of several writers whose work is on the cutting edge of rejection research, providing a readable overview of recent advances in the area. In doing so, it not only provides a look at the current state of the area but helps to establish the topic of rejection as an identifiable area for future research. Topics covered in the book include: ostracism, unrequited love, betrayal, stigmatization, rejection sensitivity, rejection and self-esteem, peer rejection in childhood, emotional responses to rejection, and personality moderators of reactions to rejection.

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Contributors

Part 1: Varieties of Interpersonal Rejection

1: Toward a Conceptualization of Interpersonal Rejection

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2: On Being Ignored, Excluded, and Rejected

Acknowledgments

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3: Two Sides of Romantic Rejection

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4: An Interpersonal Script Approach

Acknowledgment

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5: Peer Rejection in Everyday Life

Acknowledgments

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Part 2: Immediate and Long-Term Reaction

6: Emotional Responses to Interpersonal Rejection

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7: Ego-Defensive Strategies, Self-Esteem, and Interpersonal Relationships

Acknowledgments

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8: Implications of Mental Models of Self and Others for the Targets of Stigmatization

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9: The Consequences of Childhood Peer Rejection

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Part 3: Individual Difference

10: The Role of Rejection Sensitivity in People's Relationships with Significant Others and Valued Social Groups

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11: Individual Differences in Reactions to Rejection

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Author Index

Subject Index
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On Building, Defending, and Regulating the Self: A Psychological Perspective (Chap. 7 "Nagging Doubts and a Glimmer of Hope: The Role of Implicit Self-Esteem in Self-Image Maintenance")
by Diederick A. Stapel, Abraham Tesser, Joanne V. Wood. 294 pgs.

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This volume is about understanding the 'self' from a scientific perspective. The self is a well established research area in a variety of disciplines including clinical psychology, communication, developmental psychology, social psychology and sociology. This book pulls together, in one place, comprehensive and interesting descriptions of some of the most stimulating, newly emerging research programs on the self. Each chapter, by a leading authority in the field, describes a unique research program, based on solid empirical research. Contributing authors include a mix between established names and emerging researchers whose mark on the field will grow in years to come.

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About the Editors

Introduction: an Overview of Building, Defending, and Regulating the Self

1: The Michelangelo Phenomenon in Close Relationships

2: From Thought and Experience to Behavior and Interpersonal Relationships: a Multicomponent Conceptualization of Authenticity

3: Transportation into Narrative Worlds: Implications for the Self

4: Conflict and Habit: a Social Cognitive Neuroscience Approach to the Self

5: Ideal Agency: the Perception of Self as an Origin of Action

6: Reflections in Troubled Waters: Narcissism and the Vicissitudes of an Interpersonally Contextualized Self

7: Nagging Doubts and a Glimmer of Hope: the Role of Implicit Self-Esteem in Self-Image Maintenance

8: Approach-Avoidance Motivation and Self-Concept Evaluation

9: Self-Conscious Emotion and Self-Regulation

10: On the Hidden Benefits of State Orientation: Can People Prosper Without Efficient Affect-Regulation Skills?

11: The Roles of the Self in Priming-To-Behavior Effects

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Motivated Social Perception (Chap. 5 "On the Nature of Implicit Self-Esteem: The Case of the Name Letter Effect" and Chap. 6 "'I Love Me, I Love Me Not:' Implicit Self-Esteem, Explicit Self-Esteem and Defensiveness")
by Steven Fein, James M. Olson, Steven J. Spencer, Mark P. Zanna. 326 pgs.

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This volume highlights state-of-the-art research on motivated social perception by the leaders in the field. Recently a number of researchers developed influential accounts of how motivation affects social perception. Unfortunately, this work was developed without extensive contact between the researchers, and therefore evolved into two distinct traditions. The first tradition shows that the motivation to maintain a positive self-concept and to define oneself in the social world can dramatically affect people's social perception. The second one shows that people's goals have a dramatic effect on how they see themselves and others. Motivated Social Perception shows how these two approaches often overlap and provides insights into how these two perspectives are integrated. Motivated Social Perception contains chapters on: *the effect of motivation on the activation and application of stereotypes; *self-affirmation in the evaluations of the self and others; *implicit and explicit aspects of self-esteem; *self-esteem contingencies and relational aspects of the self; *an investigation of the roots and functions of basic goals; and *extensions of self-regulatory theory. This book is intended for scholars, researchers, and advanced students interested in social perception and social cognition.

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1: The Impact of Comprehension Goals on the Ebb and Flow of Stereotype Activation During Interaction

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2: Self-Image Maintenance Goals and Sociocultural Norms in Motivated Social Perception

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3: The Zealous Self-Affirmer: How and Why the Self Lurks So Pervasively Behind Social Judgment

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4: Defensive Zeal: Compensatory Conviction About Attitudes, Values, Goals, Groups, and Self-Definitions in the Face of Personal Uncertainty

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5: On the Nature of Implicit Self-Esteem: the Case of the Name Letter Effect

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6: I Love Me., I Love Me Not: Implicit Self-Esteem, Explicit Self-Esteem, and Defensiveness

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7: What Does the Self Want? Contingencies of Self-Worth and Goals

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Appendix

8: Relational Knowledge and an Expectancy-Value Approach to Self-Esteem

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9: The Self, Online

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10: Ancestral Environments and Motivated Social Perception: Goal-Like Blasts from the Evolutionary Past

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11: Five Core Social Motives, Plus or Minus Five

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12: Goal Systems Theory: Integrating the Cognitive and Motivational Aspects of Self-Regulation

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13: Counterfactual Thinking and Regulatory Focus

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14: Motivated Perception and the Warm Look: Current Perspectives and Future Directions

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