SELF-HELP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does self-help mean? 

• SELF-HELP (noun)
  The noun SELF-HELP has 1 sense:

1. the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else

  Familiarity information: SELF-HELP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SELF-HELP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("self-help" is a kind of...):

aid; assist; assistance; help (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)

 Context examples 

Minimal interventions directed at individuals that do not involve a health care provider, such as self-help and telephone counseling.

(Minimal Contact Treatment, NCI Thesaurus)