STANDING UP TO EXPERTS AND AUTHORITIES:

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