The Operating Manual for the Self

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments … ix
Introduction to Studying the Self … xi
Part One: Groundwork … 1
Chapter One
How to Use This Book … 3
Chapter Two
Why Do We Need an Operating Manual for the Self? … 13
Chapter Three
A Challenge for Growth, Change, and Living Life … 27
Part Two: Being Human … 31
Chapter Four
Who Am I? … 33
Chapter 5
Ability, Will, and Choice … 55
Part Three: The Self … 71
Chapter 6
The Self: An Overview … 73
Chapter 7
Human Needs … 83
Chapter 8
The Life Cycle, Life Stages, Life Tasks … 109
Chapter 9
The Self Is a System … 129
Chapter 10
Boundaries of the Self … 137
Chapter 11
The Developmental Self … 151
Chapter 12
The Ego … 185
Chapter 13
The Personality … 205
Chapter 14
The Conscience … 227
Chapter 15
Introduction: The significance of Identity and Image … 249
Chapter 16
Identity … 251
Chapter 17
Image … 263
Chapter 18
Disturbances of the Self … 287
Chapter 19
The Processes of Life … 299
Chapter 20
Final Thoughts … 301
Appendix A
Map of This Book, Map of the Self … 303
Appendix B
Wisdom From The Operating Manual for the Self … 319
Glossary … 321
Bibliography … 331
Index … 335
About the Author … 347
About the International Institute for Self-Development … 349