Hot-air Baloon

Table of Contents

From the book, You Can Choose To Be Happy, with links to all book chapters

Tom G. Stevens PhD
Psychologist/Professor Emeritus, California State University, Long Beach
Send Feedback/Questions to: Tom.Stevens@csulb.edu
 
 
You Can Choose To Be Happy:
Site dedicated to enhancing human happiness, self-development, and success
SITE MAP: All free Self-help resources includes online book, You Can Choose To Be Happy, and SHAQ

 
Photo of Dr Tom and Sherry Stevens
search index brief sitemap advanced site search
search engine by freefind
 

You Can Choose To Be Happy:
"Rise Above" Anxiety, Anger, and Depression

with Research Results

Tom G. Stevens PhD

NOTE: This html version is the First Edition. To view the 2010 Revised edition,
you must download the pdf version below.

TO DOWNLOAD A COMPLETE Revised Edition 2010 PDF COPY OF THE BOOK (free)  CLICK HERE!

book cover image  
2010 Revised Edition Cover


Special WEB-VERSION COPY (FREE) available ON-LINE here--
SEE WARNING BEFORE DOWNLOADING or COPYING in Cataloging, Publishing, & Copyright information 

To learn more about  the book, You Can Choose to Be Happy:
Go to the BOOK OVERVIEW and READER COMMENTS
Go to the one-page BOOK SUMMARY article
Go to the Choose To Be Happy Checklist
Go to the PREFACE to see WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR, etc.
How to ORDER A COPY of the book
Biographical Sketch of Dr. Tom G. Stevens

 

BOOK CONTENTS 

For a FREE , COMPLETE 324 page PDF version OR
a HTML version:    You Can Choose To Be Happy: Free Book Download, CLICK HERE.


CLICK ON THE HYPERLINKS BELOW TO GO TO EACH INDIVIDUAL CHAPTER (html version)

To see a detailed (unlinked) Table of Contents, click here.

 

BOOK INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: OUR SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS AND SELF-ACTUALIZATION

Chapter 2: WE CAN CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY: Internal and external routes to happiness

Chapter 3: DEVELOP YOUR HIGHER SELF: The part that loves you unconditionally

Chapter 4: CREATE A POSITIVE WORLD BY ADOPTING A POSITIVE WORLD VIEW

Chapter 5: DEVELOP GREATER SELF-WORTH AND SELF-CONFIDENCE

Chapter 6: THE TRANSITION FROM EXTERNAL TO INTERNAL CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE

Chapter 7: HARMONIOUS FUNCTIONING CREATES PEAK LEARNING, PERFORMANCE, AND HAPPINESS (And is the root of all emotions)

Chapter 8: "RISE ABOVE" ANXIETY, ANGER, AND DEPRESSION: Adjust your emotions like a thermostat

CHAPTER 9: CREATE A BETTER WORLD FOR YOURSELF AND OTHERS: Get control of your time and yourself 

EPILOGUE

Chapter 10: SUCCESS and HAPPINESS ATTRIBUTES QUESTIONNAIRE (SHAQ) RESEARCH and BOOK CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 10 version including all research results in book

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Index of SHAQ Research Results 

APPENDIX A: THE CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY CHECKLIST

APPENDIX B: OVERCOME ANGER AND AGGRESSION

APPENDIX C: THE RUNAWAY EMOTIONS CYCLE: Overcoming Panic Attacks and Other Runaway Emotions

APPENDIX D: NEGATIVE COGNITIVE STYLES

APPENDIX E: HARMONIOUS ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS
TO CREATE UNDERSTANDING AND INTIMACY

APPENDIX F: Demographic Factors and Outcomes

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX OF BOXES, TABLES, AND FIGURES

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR

 

Publication information from book first page:

Book Title: YOU CAN CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY:
“Rise Above” Anxiety, Anger, and Depression (
With Research Evidence)
Author:
Tom G. Stevens PhD

Wheeler-Sutton Publishing Co.
Revised (Second) Edition, 2010; First Edition, 1998; Printings, 2000, 2002. 
Copyright © 2010 by Tom G. Stevens PhD.  All rights reserved.   

Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews; or except as provided by U. S. copyright law.  For more information address Wheeler-Sutton Publishing Co.
      The cases mentioned herein are real, but key details were changed to protect identity.  This book provides general information about complex issues and is not a substitute for professional help. Anyone needing help for serious problems should see a qualified professional.     

 

Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication Data 

Stevens, Tom G., Ph.D. 1942-
You can choose to be happy: rise above anxiety, anger, and depression./  Tom G. Stevens Ph.D. –2nd ed.

p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN  978-0-9653377-2-4 
1. Happiness. 2. Self-actualization (Psychology)   I. Title.   
BF575.H27 S84 2010 (pbk.)
158-dc22           

Library of Congress Control Number:  2009943621

 



WARNING: DOWNLOADING ANY PORTION OF THIS BOOK CAN ONLY BE LEGALLY DONE WITH THE AUTHOR'S PERMISSION,
 
At the current time, the author agrees to allow each person who accesses this material directly themselves
to download only one copy on the conditions that it is

(1) FOR PERSONAL, NON-PROFIT USE ONLY,
(2) will NOT BE DUPLICATED IN ANY MANNER FOR PROFIT without the author's written permission, and
(3) will in all other ways respect the legal copyright of the author.
If you ACCESS, READ, COPY, OR DOWNLOAD ANY PORTION OF THIS WEBSITE,
you ARE AUTOMATICALLY CONSENTING TO THESE TERMS!

 

The BOOK (free download): Go to Contents of Dr. Stevens'  book,  You Can Choose To Be Happy: "Rise Above" Anxiety, Anger, and Depression.

SELF-HELP INFORMATION: 
FREE SELF-HELP materials available on this web site (click here to see list)  

ORDERING the BOOK:
  How to ORDER You Can Choose To Be Happy  

SHAQ QUESTIONNAIRE: Free
Success and Happiness Attributes Questionnaire (SHAQ)  to assess self on many factors  including HQ-Happiness Quotient 

EMAIL DR. STEVENS:
Email feedback to Dr. Stevens tstevens@csulb.edu I welcome your comments about my web site or any of its contents.           

Self-Help and other resources on this website (and site map)


Web site created and maintained by: Tom G. Stevens PhD Psychologist-Faculty Emeritus,
California State University, Long Beach Counseling and Psychological Services.
URL of this web site: http://home.csulb.edu/~tstevens

 HOME PAGE:
Return to Dr. Stevens' Home Page

Copyright 2024 Tom G. Stevens PhD