Perfecting Social Skills A Guide to Interpersonal Behavior Developme
That man is a social being is almost axiomatic. Our interpersonal relation ships can be sources of the most rewarding or the most painful of human experiences. To a large measure our accomplishments in life depend on the facility with which we interact w
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Social Skills A GUIDE TO INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOR DEVELOPMENT
APPLIED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Series Editors: Alan S. Bellack and Michel Hersen UWVerqf)1 of Pitt5burgh, Pittsburgh. Penn5ylvanla
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Perfecting
Social Skills A GUIDE TO INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOR DEVELOPMENT Richard M. Eisler AND
Lee W. Frederiksen Virginia Poly technic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Main entry under title: Perfecting social skills. (Applied clinical psychology) Includes index. 1. Interpersonal relations. 2. Social adjustment. 3. Interpersonal relations-Study and teaching. 4. Social adjustment-Study and teaching. I. Eisler, Richard M. II. Frederiksen, Lee W. III. Title: Social skills: a guide to interpersonal behavior development. IV. Series. HM132.P39 302 80-21209 ISBN-13:978-1-4613-3188-9 DOl: 10.1 007/978-1-4613-3186-5
e-ISBN-13:978-1-4613-3186-5
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Preface
That man is a social being is almost axiomatic. Our interpersonal relationships can be sources of the most rewarding or the most painful of human experiences. To a large measure our accomplishments in life depend on the facility with which we interact with others-our social skill. The acquisition of social skills is, of course, a natural part of the overall socialization process. However, in many instances it becomes necessary or desirable to develop further an individual's social facilities. Such skill development is the topic of this book. Two major goals were kept in mind in the writing of this book. The first was to provide a conceptual framework within which to view social skills. Such a framework allows one to understand why it is important to develop social skills, and t
