This text helps guide readers to an understanding of the origins of their self-images. They learn to recognize the symptoms of low self-esteem and develop practical success strategies to help them overcome the challenges they face in school and in life.

• NEW - Updated research—Including psychological type, gender roles, multiple intelligences, and media impact research.

  • Provides students with the most recent, practically applicable psychological and sociological research about self-esteem. Ex.___

• NEW - Application examples.

  • Shows students practical applications of self-esteem-enhancing strategies presented in case studies. Ex.___

• NEW - Assessment tools.

  • Allows students to subjectively determine their progress in areas in which they would like to focus their personal growth. Ex.___

• NEW - Self-esteem checklist updated.

  • Enables students to recognize symptoms of low self-esteem and identify the high self-esteem behaviors they are already practicing. Ex.___

• NEW - Strategies—Include motivation, giving to others, and appreciation of multiple intelligences.

  • Helps students develop the skill of strategic thinking inside and outside of the classroom. Ex.___

• NEW - Expanded Circle Model of Self-Esteem Development.

  • Facilitates students' understanding of self-esteem and allows students to apply concepts to themselves. Ex.___

• Well-respected personality type assessment—Psychological type and self-esteem based on the MBTI.

  • Enables students to gain immediate self-understanding. Ex.___

• Exercises designed to encourage application of concepts.

  • Offers students a hands-on approach for taking control of their academic and personal lives. Ex.___

• School success strategies.

  • Provides students with a practical approach to raising self-esteem by ensuring success in school. Ex.___

• Questions for Consideration.

  • Facilitates students' learning through the concept of advance organizers. Ex.___

• Critical Thinking section.

  • Encourages students to use critical thinking skills while applying concepts of self-esteem. Ex.___

• Pre- and post-testing.

  • Allows students to set and measure attainment of self-esteem goals, as well as goals for school success. Ex.___

• Integration of theory and practice.

  • Allows students to understand self-esteem through practice and integration into behavior. Ex.___

• Updated research—Including psychological type, gender roles, multiple intelligences, and media impact research.

  • Provides students with the most recent, practically applicable psychological and sociological research about self-esteem. Ex.___

• Application examples.

  • Shows students practical applications of self-esteem-enhancing strategies presented in case studies. Ex.___

• Assessment tools.

  • Allows students to subjectively determine their progress in areas in which they would like to focus their personal growth. Ex.___

• Self-esteem checklist updated.

  • Enables students to recognize symptoms of low self-esteem and identify the high self-esteem behaviors they are already practicing. Ex.___

• Strategies—Include motivation, giving to others, and appreciation of multiple intelligences.

  • Helps students develop the skill of strategic thinking inside and outside of the classroom. Ex.___

• Expanded Circle Model of Self-Esteem Development.

  • Facilitates students' understanding of self-esteem and allows students to apply concepts to themselves. Ex.___

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·          Video interviews on key issues ‘by students, for students’.

·          The Learning Path Diagnostic offers 65 Full Course Pre-Diagnostic (Bloom’s Taxonomy level 1-2) and 65 Full Course Post-Diagnostic Bloom’s Taxonomy level 3-4)questions, and 20 pre-test (Bloom’s Taxonomy level 1-2) and 20 post-test (Bloom’s Taxonomy level 3-4) questions.

·          The Practice exercises improve class preparation and learning. 

·          Graded Activities build critical thinking skills and develop problem-solving abilities (includes Essays and Journaling).

·          Instructors benefit from an Implementation Guide to easily assign and assess progress. 

·          Students have access to relevant FinishStronger247 YouTube videos, the Pearson student Facebook page chock full of tips, MySearchLab use for doing effective research, and more.

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(NOTE: Each chapter contains student “Exercises.”)

Defining the “Nontraditional” Student.


The Role of Self-Esteem in Your Life as a Student.

I. SOURCES OF SELF-ESTEEM.

II. SYMPTOMS OF LOW SELF-ESTEEM AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVEMENT.

Freshman Orientation / Student Success  [SUPPLEMENTAL OPTIONS / SPECIAL TOPICS]   (Student Success & Career Development)

Building Self-Esteem: Strategies for Success in School and Beyond helps you develop the elements essential to positive self-esteem by identifying:

• Sources: Use the unique "Circle Model" to reveal past and present influences on the development of self-esteem, helping you understand the sources of your self-image.
• Symptoms: Learn how to recognize where we manifest high and low self-esteem in our academic and personal lives.
• Strategies: Develop practical strategies challenges of academic life.

The third edition contains new and updated research on self-esteem and college success. With a deeper understanding yourself, you can maximize your strengths and minimize your weaknesses to make your school experience as rewarding possible.

Visit our Student Success Supersite at www.prenhall.com/success
Features include:

• Majors Exploration
• Career Advice
• Web Links
• Tips from Successful Students
• Student Bulletin Boards
• Faculty Resources

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Golden Personality Type Profiler, The (for Valuepacks)
TalentLens
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Career Visions CD-ROM
Career Quest
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Noel-Levitz
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LASSI, 2/E
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MyStudentSuccessLab PH Videos on DVD
SSCD
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Online LASSI Pincard, 2/E
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PH Planner for Student Success, 7/E
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SSCD
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Student Reflection Journal (Lab Manual), 4/E
Sherfield
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ISBN-10: 0131131303   |   ISBN-13: 9780131131309
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What Every Student Should Know About Reading and Studying Social Sciences
Lipsky & Hammer
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ISBN-10: 0137141378   |   ISBN-13: 9780137141371
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