Achieving Success through Academic Assertiveness: Real life strategies for today's students, Vol. 1 Book

Preface vii

Part I About Using This Book 1

1 Introduction 3

Part II Learning How to Live More Assertively: Academic Assertiveness for Students 7

2 Coping with Challenges in Higher Education 9

3 Learning to Cope: Fight, Flight or Be Assertive! 22

4 The Display of Assertive Behavior 37

5 The Origins of Assertive Behavior and the Effects of Circumstances 60

6 As a Human, You Have Rights and Responsibilities ... 77

7 Managing More Assertively: Tools and Techniques 99

8 Managing Difficult Situations 117

9 Managing Thought, Emotion, and Self-Confidence 143

10 Coping Assertively with Fear, Failure, and Disappointment 163

Part III Leading Courses in Academic Assertiveness 179

11 A Chapter for Course Facilitators 181

Appendix I Summary of Definitions, Words, and Techniques for Quick Reference 200

References 204

Index 206