Summary of Maxwell Maltz's Psycho-Cybernetics

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 The Self-Image is your key to a better life. It is the result of the work and findings of clinical psychologists, practicing psychiatrists, and cosmetic or so-called plastic surgeons.

#2 The self-image is the mental blueprint or picture of ourselves that we carry with us. It is our own conception of the sort of person I am. We have built it up from our own beliefs about ourselves, but most of these beliefs have unconsciously been formed from our past experiences.

#3 The self-image can be changed. It is impossible to really think positively about a situation if you hold a negative concept of your self. If you can change your self-conception, your attitude towards the situation will change.

#4 Lecky used the same method to cure students of such habits as nail biting and stuttering. He would have them identify with their mistakes and failures, instead of saying I failed that test or I flunked that subject.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 19, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669349839

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Self-Image is your key to a better life. It is the result of the work and findings of clinical psychologists, practicing psychiatrists, and cosmetic or so-called plastic surgeons.

#2

The self-image is the mental blueprint or picture of ourselves that we carry with us. It is our own conception of the sort of person I am. We have built it up from our own beliefs about ourselves, but most of these beliefs have unconsciously been formed from our past experiences.

#3

The self-image can be changed. It is impossible to really think positively about a situation if you hold a negative concept of your self. If you can change your self-conception, your attitude towards the situation will change.

#4

Lecky used the same method to cure students of such habits as nail biting and stuttering. He would have them identify with their mistakes and failures, instead of saying I failed that test or I flunked that subject.

#5

When I began the practice of plastic surgery, I was amazed by the dramatic and sudden changes in character and personality that often resulted when a facial defect was corrected. The scalpel that I held in my hand became a magic wand that transformed the patient’s appearance and life.

#6

The surgery was magic, but it didn’t work on the duchess, or those who acquired new faces but went right on wearing the same old personality. Or how to explain the reaction of those who insist that the surgery has made no difference whatsoever in their appearance.

#7

The self-image is a complex issue, and it can be difficult to determine what causes shame and humiliation. However, not all scars or disfigurements bring shame and humiliation.

#8

The cure-all for all neuroses, unhappiness, failure, and fear is plastic surgery. But this theory cannot explain the people who visit plastic surgeons and demand face-lifts to cure imaginary ugliness.

#9

The discovery of the self-image explains all the apparent discrepancies between the cases we have been discussing. It is the common denominator that determines how we feel about our lives and ourselves. When our self-image is adequate and one we can be proud of, we feel self-confident.

#10

I have learned that what we really want is more life. When we experience expansive emotions of happiness, self-confidence, and success, we enjoy more life. To the degree that we inhibit our abilities, frustrate our God-given talents, and allow ourselves to suffer anxiety, fear, self-condemnation, and self-hate, we literally choke off the life force available to us and turn our backs on the gift which our Creator has given us.

#11

I believe that psychology has become too pessimistic regarding man and his potential for change and greatness. The experiences of my many patients have confirmed this. You do not have to do the job