{"product_id":"feeling-good-by-doing-good-christopher-mruk-9780190637163","title":"Feeling Good by Doing Good: A Guide to Authentic Self-Esteem and Well-Being","description":"Recent years have seen a surprising shift concerning the concept of self-esteem, with some researchers attacking the notion of self-esteem as being of little value or too difficult to study. Educators emphasized self-esteem's importance in schools to the extent that sometimes it became more important than academic performance. And a parade of overly-simple and ineffective self-help books promote the importance of self-esteem but seldom deliver real change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComing to the defense of self-esteem as a valuable and measurable component of good mental health, \u003cem\u003eFeeling Good by Doing Good\u003c\/em\u003e offers a new evidence-based approach to defining, understanding, and increasing what is known as \"authentic self-esteem.\" Translating decades of research in the fields of self-esteem, humanistic psychology, positive psychology, and psychotherapy into everyday terms, Christopher Mruk traces the definition of self-esteem back to when it was first used to describe the value of \"doing that which is both just and right.\" Seen this way, self-esteem is not just feeling good about oneself - rather, it comes from facing life's challenges in ways that demonstrate one's competence and worth as a person. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis approach to self-esteem offers several new and powerful advantages, namely understanding different types of self-esteem, clarifying the connection between self-esteem and self-control, appreciating how self-esteem operates in various domains of life such as work or relationships, realizing that self-esteem acts as an internal compass to help steer us in healthier directions, and recognizing the connection between authentic self-esteem and basic human values. Featuring clinical and everyday vignettes, practical exercises aimed at enhancing personal as well as interpersonal well-being, and thought-provoking self-assessments for the reader, \u003cem\u003eFeeling Good by Doing Good\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique resource that will be of interest to mental health professionals, their clients, and laypersons alike interested in substance over platitudes and feel-good solutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Mruk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190637161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190637163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Christopher Mruk","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43914161389823,"sku":"9780190637163","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9faf9678-34b6-4e05-b528-f191e2e5c61b.jpg?v=1680640690","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/feeling-good-by-doing-good-christopher-mruk-9780190637163","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}