Self Help Information and Assessments

Site Map/Contents: Self-Help Materials, SHAQ Test, and Professional/Research Papers

SITE CONTENTS:
Self Help Information and Assessments, Professional Papers, and Other Materials

INDEX 

1. FREE On-Line copy of the book, You Can Choose To Be Happy: "Rise Above" Anxiety, Anger, and Depression (with Research Results)
    A self-development program and how-to guide for increasing happiness and success.

2.  Success and Happiness Attributes Questionnaire (SHAQ)  Find your HQ (Happiness Quotient with high correlation to happiness, low negative emotions, life success)

3.  List of other FREE self-help materials and publications   See categories below.

MATERIALS AVAILABLE BY TOPIC

• Happiness and Self-Related (how to be happy, functional values/beliefs, world view, positive thinking, self-esteem, internal control, self-management and achievement, etc.)

• Coping with Negative Emotions (anxiety, depression/apathy, anger/aggression, grief, low motivation and energy, etc.)

• Relationships (meeting people, conversational skills, developing intimacy, resolving conflicts, assertion training, overcoming fears of rejection and loneliness, etc.)

• Academic and Career Success (career/major choice, learning/study skills, motivation, concentration, procrastination/time-management, etc.)

• Health Tips and Habit Change (including smoking, addictions, and other bad habits)

• Professional Papers and Cognitive Therapy (SHAQ HQ happiness research, Cognitive Therapy, Life Skills Training, SRQ, etc)

• About the Author: Tom G. Stevens PhD, Psychologist 

• Self-Development Links to Other Websites

• Chinese Language Titled Pages

  >>> How to DOWNLOAD materials from this web site

  >>> READ WARNING: Downloading any portion of this web site (Permission granted for one copy for personal, non-profit use.  You may quote freely within reason if you give Dr. Stevens credit.) 

1. FREE ON-LINE eBook of  You Can Choose To Be Happy.  It was written as a comprehensive self-development program and covers most of the topics on this website.  A great deal of clinical experience and research has supported its ideas You may also read chapters out-of-order to gain information about specific topics--see table of contents or you may use the SEARCH feature of the HOME page to search the book and all materials for a special topic.

To learn more about the book:

• 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 
  Go to the TABLE OF CONTENTS and the FREE ON-LINE COPY of the book
  Go to the Ch-10: BOOK and RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS chapter 
  How to ORDER A COPY of the book

• Biographical Sketch of Dr. Tom G. Stevens

2. The  Success and Happiness Attributes Questionnaire (SHAQ)
Begin your self-development or self-help process by first assessing what your strengths and needs are.  The SHAQ questionnaire will assess many factors related to self-esteem, relationships, internal control, managing emotions, assertiveness, time management, learning skills, and much more.  It is free and automatically scored.  It will also provide a personalized list of help resources that may help you deal with general or specific problems.

3. Other Self-instructional Materials available FREE ON-LINE (click on topic to go to it).  All tested materials used by thousands of others. Dr. Tom G. Stevens

 
    FOR HAPPINESS and SELF-RELATED DEVELOPMENT  

    * The Choose To Be Happy Checklist: A summary checklist of the key guidelines from the book for leading a happy, productive life.
    * You Can Choose To Be Happy Introduction: the key aspects of being happy and productive and an overview of the self-development program.
    * Routes to Happiness (and examples of how people have overcome extreme circumstances)
    * Self-Exploration: finding the inner causes of your unhappiness and resolving them
    * Your Higher Self: the natural cognitive system of values and beliefs that loves you unconditionally and is your greatest source of power and happiness
    * Create a Positive World by Adopting a Positive World View:  Find the underlying causes of your negative thinking and replace them with more functional beliefs and thoughts.
    * Overcome Your Greatest Fears: They can make each day miserable.
    * Develop Greater Self-Worth and Self-Confidence (and learn how to accept any "unacceptables" about yourself).
    * Get more Internal Control and Autonomy:  Learn how to reduce negative influences from other people and dependence upon them.  Also end codependency.
    * Learn the Harmonious Functioning Model: This model will explain the root causes of all emotions and the secret of "getting into the zone" of peak learning and performance.
    * Learn 6 Key Strategies for Getting Control of Emotions and Getting into the Zone of Harmonious Functioning and Peak Performance.
    * Clarify Values and Meaning: The importance of satisfying values for happiness and success
    * Learn how to Fulfill Your Dreams and Goals--be more successful in creating the world for yourself and others you want.
    * Get Control of Your Time and Self using the proven O-PATSM method used by thousands.
    * The Stream of Negative and Positive Thoughts
    * Deficit versus Abundance Thinking:  Changing your expectations can make all the difference in achieving a happy life.
    * Life Philosophy, Goals, and Meaning.  Your personal philosophy and values effect your entire personality and life.  Choose carefully.
    * Self-Motivation
    * Making Decisions and Solving Life Problems
    * Self-Development:  Making self-development and learning a lifelong process can have huge effects over a long time period.
    * Managing Overwhelming or Complex Tasks/Projects Using the POSSI Method 
    * Finding a Professional Counselor/Psychologist
   

    COPING WITH NEGATIVE EMOTIONS (for focus on happiness see above section)

   * Dealing With Unhappiness and Depression
   * Reducing Stress and Anxiety
   * Overcome Anger and Aggression 
   * Coping With Runaway Emotions: Overcoming Panic Attacks, etc. 
   * Systematic Desensitization: A proven method for Reducing  Fears, Phobias, and Anxiety 
   * Coping with Grief

   

    RELATIONSHIPS:  Improve intimacy, assertiveness, confidence, conflict resolution, helping, and social skills

   A.  Intimacy, Meeting People, Dating, Conversational Skills, Friendship and Romantic Relationships, and Overcoming fears of Rejection and Loneliness
  
   * Overview of Relationship Topics and Skills
   * Relationship and Communication Tips Summary: Choose To Be Happy in Relationships
   * Skills For Meeting People, Dating, Conversations, and Developing Intimacy
   * Finding Mr/Ms Right  
    * Factors Causing Relationship Failure and Success 
    * Overcome Fears of Loneliness and Rejection and Improve Social Confidence  
    * Overcoming Loneliness and Fears of Rejection
    * Independent Intimacy Notes (Dominant-Submissive Relationships VS. Independent Intimacy)
    * The SRQ--Stevens Relationship Questionnaire 


    B. Resolving Conflicts and Disagreements Diplomatically, and Becoming More Assertive and Persuasive

   * Harmonious Assertive Communication: How To Achieve Intimacy and Resolve Conflicts
   * Assertion Training: Be More Competent and Confident With Anyone!
   * How to Make an Assertive Request: Initiating a discussion about a problem diplomatically
    * Domestic Violence Links
    * Problem-Exploration Method: Help yourself or others using the problem exploration method professional psychologists use to find underlying issues and problems.
   
 

    ACADEMIC and CAREER SUCCESS  
    * Academic and Career Success Overview

    Career and Academic Major Choice, Goals, and Motivation
    * Choosing an Career or Academic Major: An Overview
    * How To Make a Career or Major Decision: A step-by-step guide for career planning
    * The Heart of Managing Your Time and Yourself: O-PATSM--A Self-Management System
    * Procrastination
    * Concentration
    * Low Motivation
    * Managing Overwhelming Tasks (such as final exam preparation and writing term papers)
   
    Learning and Memory Skills, and Study Habits
    * Improving Memory And Comprehension for Better Grades
    * Learning and Study Skills
    * Test Anxiety
    * Learning Disabilities
    * Time Management
    * Writing Help
    * Learn to Read More Efficiently
    * Calculating Grade Points and GPA
    * Information about Colleges and Universities

    HEALTH and HABIT CHANGE

    * Health Tips Notes    
    * Using Learning Principles to Change Habits
    * Making a Motivational Contract To Change a Habit
    * Quit Smoking  
    * Headaches
    * Sleep Problems: How to Sleep When You Feel Upset
    * Weight  Control
    * Substance Abuse
    * Finding a Professional Counselor/Psychologist

    PROFESSIONAL PAPERS and COGNITIVE THERAPY
    * Descriptions of All Professional and Therapy-Related Papers, etc.

    * Development of the Success and Happiness Attributes Questionnaire (SHAQ) To Validate a Cognitive Model of Happiness, Depression, and Anxiety
    * Spiritual Cognitive Therapy (SCT) Modifying Core Beliefs; Workshop for World Conference of American Counseling Association--Detailed Overheads/Notes
    * Spiritual Cognitive Therapy (SCT) Workshop for California Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)--Detailed NOTES includes AUDIO
    * Research article related to SRQ and Independent Intimacy
    * Life Skills Workshops and Courses (Live and Online) For Academic Success (a paper for professionals)
    * SHAQ: The Success and Happiness Attributes Questionnaire and It's Relevance to the Goals of Higher Education
    * Maximizing Counseling Center Impact
  
   Other Cognitive Therapy Sections
   * Problem-Exploration Method: How to find deeper, underlying issues, conflicts, and causes of unhappiness and personal problems.
    * Replace Dysfunctional Beliefs with Positive Beliefs: The Belief Integration Process
    * Self-Acceptance Process: Replacing negative self beliefs with self-acceptance 
    * Negative Cognitive Styles and Cognitive Therapy 
    * Classic Cognitive Therapy Approaches--an outline

   ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Tom G. Stevens PhD,  Psychologist/Professor Emeritus, California State University, Long Beach

    * About the Author
    * Professional Resume/Curriculum Vitae

    LINKS TO OTHER SELF-HELP WEBSITES

    * Self-Help Self-Development Links

    CHINESE LANGUAGE TITLED PAGES
    * Site Home 1
    * Site Home 2
    * Site Home 3
    * Site Self-Help 1
    * Site Self-Help 2
    * Book Contents 1
    * Book Contents 2   
 

    OTHER PAGES
    * Pages replaced, deleted, or moved from previous locations and Misc figures

 
How to VIEW or DOWNLOAD materials from this web site: 
1. Click on the article title to VIEW the document, and
2. DOWNLOAD the document for your personal use by 1,2,3:
    (1) View the document, then
    (2) Click on "Save" under the "File" menu.
    (3) You could then print out the saved file to get a "hard copy."
 

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