The Psychology of Self-Esteem: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Understanding that Launched a New Era in Modern Psychology
- ISBN13: 9780787945268
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This new edition of the original text reveals how Nathaniel Branden’s landmark book broke the rules of conventional behavioral theory and promulgated his revolutionary ideas on the critical role that self-esteem plays in living a healthy, fulfilling life. The book offers an in-depth exploration of the need for self-esteem, the nature of that need, the conditions of fulfillment, and how self-esteem (or lack of it) affects our values, responses, and goals. Branden also debunks the misguided notion that self-esteem is a “feel-good phenomenon” and shows instead how self-esteem, rationality, perseverance, self-responsibility, and personal integrity are all intimately related.
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Part I consists of the philosophical concepts relevant to psychology. The central ideas, presented in their essentials, lay the foundation of Branden’s approach, illustrated in Part II and all of his future work. Part II deals with the central theme of Branden’s life work: self-esteem. His radical approach is in stark contrast the ideas of the time and to the self-proclaimed self-esteem proponents in recent years.
His approach is reality oriented: Branden outlines the inescapable need for self-esteem, its source in reality and the consequence of the failure to live in accord with this need. The contrast between legitimate self-esteem and counterfeit self-esteem help to clarify and define this crucial concept.
The book is, one the whole, theoretical and condensed. I am always amazed to find it shelved in the self-help section. This book should be read in conjunction with his latter works: The Disowned Self, The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem and The Art of Living Consciously. The journey will be rewarding.
Rating: 5 / 5
The Psychology of Self-Esteem: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Understanding that Launched a New Era in Modern Psychology
A worked-over edition of his original 1969 classic, this is where Branden as self-help psychologist started. If you want to get in on the ground floor of self-esteem, understand what he means by self-esteem v. some of the fluff that has been spun out since his 1969 start, and see how sentence-completion work started, this is the book for you.
Note: As Braden developed, and found this career/life niche, despite different titles, there’s not always a tremendous amount of difference between all of his books, especially if you jump in and buy four of five at once. Be selective at the start.
At the same time, note that the sentence completion work requires a bit of mental discipline. Those he berate that, in lower-ranking reviews, may deserve scrutiny of why they aren’t in to that.
That said, as with any Branden book, this is not a substitute for professional counseling. And, self-esteem work like this will not touch major endogenous depression, nor externally-driven things such as the aftereffects of PTSD. Unfortunately, Branden doesn’t always make that clear.
Rating: 5 / 5
The Psychology of Self-Esteem: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Understanding that Launched a New Era in Modern Psychology
This book explains psychology, starting from the most basic biological principles. It uses a cientific aproach of cause and effect to explain complex concepts such as emotions, anxieties and love. The explanations are usually easy to understand.
Everything on this book has an explanation coming from principles. You won’t find a “this comes from instincts” kind of explanation.
Four stars for this one… I don’t give five stars because I feel that the structure and order of the book could improve.
Rating: 4 / 5
The Psychology of Self-Esteem: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Understanding that Launched a New Era in Modern Psychology
I don’t know what I was expecting, but I really enjoyed this book. I was listening to the book on tape and tried to take notes while driving (bad idea). I thought comments such as “Self Esteem is your reputation with yourself,” “A productive life is a psychological neeed,” and his example of 3 men and their opinions, all valid of the same “cad” were, well, helpful to me. I recommend it to anyone who, regardless of their own self esteem issues, knows anyone dealing with anxiety or constant doubts. As I say, I enjoyed it.
Rating: 4 / 5
The Psychology of Self-Esteem: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Understanding that Launched a New Era in Modern Psychology
It took me many readings to fully comprehend the ideas and themes of this book. Since English is not my first language, and my first having nothing to do with Latin and Greek, the author is not to blame. Actually the book is very well written, is detailed and ideas follow logically. It is very hard to sound scientific and objective in a field notorious for subjectivity; nevertheless this is, in my opinion, as objective an analysis as one can get in the field. It may seem overly philosophical and difficult reading at first (definitely not Dr.Phil’s style), but once you grasp the approach, it becomes a rewarding inner journey. The book’s subject matter (Self-Esteem) is of enormous importance in individual psychology, and crucial for understanding the author’s other works. A must read for all, highly recommended.
Rating: 5 / 5
The Psychology of Self-Esteem: A Revolutionary Approach to Self-Understanding that Launched a New Era in Modern Psychology