The Assertive Option: Your Rights and Responsibilities

by Patricia Jakubowski, Arthur J. Lange

A self-instructional book that offers specific techniques for changing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that support nonassertiveness or aggressiveness. The authors provide 33 practice exercises designed to build assertiveness skills and help reduce or prevent excessive anxiety, extreme anger, depression, guilt, worrying, or catastrophizing. Appendices contain a set of self-relaxation procedures and an inventory for self-assessment, goal setting, and decision making.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

348 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 1978

Reviews

[Krisma Lael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought paper copy to ✍ in.

[Elizabeth]

As seen in The Assertiveness Workbook.

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book-with very practical examples/exercises to really help with having healthy relationships.