How to Avoid Being
Intimidated, Manipulated and Abused
Table of Contents by Sharon Presley, Ph.D.
Introduction PART I: The Basics: How to Stand Up
without Falling Down Chapter One: Seduction of the Situation: Why People
Obey Chapter Two: Psychological Kung Fu How to Question Experts and
Stand Up to Authorities
PART II: Wrestling with Professionals
without Getting Bitten Chapter Three:
Don’t Trust Me: I’m A Doctor: Questioning Physicians, Psychologists
and Psychiatrists Chapter Four: Don’t
Take This Job and Shove It: Dealing with Bosses without Getting
Fired Chapter Five:
Services from Hell: Surviving Lawyers, Contractors and Other Professionals without
Getting Ripped Off Chapter Six:
All the News That’s Not Fit to Print: Thinking Critically about the Printed
Word PART III: I
Am Not a Number: Questioning Bureaucracies and Institutions Chapter Seven:
Not Just Another Brick in the Wall: Graduating Intact from Educational Institutions Chapter Eight:
Your Call Is Not Important to Us: Getting What You Deserve From Consumer
Services Chapter Nine:
You Can Fight City Hall:Tackling Government Bureaucracies and Dealing
Effectively with the Police
PART IV: What’s Next? Chapter Ten:
Won’t Get Fooled Again: Wrapping It Up and Taking It with You