Here are the eight skills this book will help you master:<br><br>1. Identify your thoughts and feelings: how to tap into your feelings, especially the negative ones        <br>2. Evaluate your negative feelings, negative thoughts, and options: how to decide when to take action        <br>3. Communicate better: how to be a more effective listener and speaker        <br>4. Empathize with others to understand their behavior: how to appreciate a situation from someone else's point of view<br>5. Do problem-solving: how to define the problem, generate alternatives, and evaluate the outcomes<br>6. Practice assertion: how to get others to do what you want<br>7. Practice acceptance: how to back off without feeling like a failure<br>8. Emphasize the positive: how to build better relationships using a proven ratio of positive to negative interactions<br><br><b>Lifeskills</b> shows how building better relationships is an essential part of preserving health--and offers eight clear steps anyone can use to make that happen.