Product Description

A guide to freeing ourselves from the inappropriate and crippling behaviors that sabotage our success.

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Product Details

Publisher	HarperOne
ISBN	0062501976
Features	ISBN13: 9780062501974 Condition: New Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Format	Paperback
Author	Milton R. Cudney,Robert E. Hardy
EAN	9780062501974
Label	HarperOne
Dewey Decimal Number	158.1
Studio	HarperOne
Number Of Pages	256
Title	Self-Defeating Behaviors: Free Yourself from the Habits, Compulsions, Feelings, and Attitudes That Hold You Back
Release Date	1993-01-01
Publication Date	1993-01-01
Manufacturer	HarperOne

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Customer Reviews

Worthwhile read

Review by Stefan Gut, 2009-09-16

This book presents a detailed behavioural model and spends over two thirds of the time building and explaining this model. With some thought on behalf of the reader this model can be applied to your own situations and seems to work well towards understanding your own patterns. In this regard, the book is a worthwhile read.

As to actually fixing what's wrong the text is a bit thin. The author states that a thorough understanding of the behaviour is required before it can be addressed. It is also stressed that the process will take time and effort. This is fair enough but those looking for some quick and practical techniques would be best served elsewhere.

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Sewing Freak

Review by Franhp, 2009-02-24

I absolutely loved this book. I keep it and re read it every now and then. It has helped me tremendously with issues and bad behaviors I have conquered. I would recommend this book to anyone seeking self help.

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Theoretical Analyses

Review by Diane Czyzniak, 2008-10-05

Self-Defeating Behaviors reads as a college psychology text. Although the end of the book offers a methodical process to analyze and change your behaviors, too much of the book is devoted to the clinical study of our behaviors. I would have benefited from the book had it included more case studies and client experiences and less scientific explication.

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Great Analysis, but Not Specific Enough

Review by tangerine, 2007-10-11

This is a great book if you want a thorough analysis as to why people develop and perpetuate self-defeating behaviors. However, as far as correcting these behaviors, I did not find this book to be specific enough. To correct these behaviors, the authors say to rectify faulty conclusions (which was very helpful) and then come up with a replacement technique (which was not specific enough.) I feel like purchasing a book about your own specific self-defeating behavior would be better for finding a replacement technique because this book discusses self-defeating behaviors generally. For example, for a behavior like procrastination, no real ideas were given as to what could be an effective replacement technique. You can't replace procrastination with another replacement "activity" because the whole point is to get back to studying. (ie: for a compulsive shopper, instead of going shopping, the example was that she spent quality time with her kids.) Though this book has its flaws depending on what your self defeating behavior is, it is definitely an informative read.

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Life Changing

Review by Simona L. Brickers, 2007-05-12

When I purchased "Self-Defeating Behaviors: Free Yourself from the Habits, Compulsions, Feeldings, and Attitudes that hold you Back" I had expected very this to be a slow process. Nevertheless, to my surprise this was an instant transformation. The book was written in a way that openned my eyes to just how easy it was to change or shift my mental conditioning for the better. I keep this book handy so I can refresh myself about some of the self-defeating behaviors and how they are associated with other things or beliefs. Outstanding book, I highly recommend it for someone that is ready to take that giant step forward to change their life.

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