What did you think of about alexis's strategy of surfing the web and looking at self-help books at the book stores to better understand herself? what are the dangers of that approach? what advice would you give her?

The dangers of Alexis approach is that not all the information on the web as well as that published by the authors of self-help books is reliable. Therefore, she is likely to obtain information that is not reliable nor credible to provide her the insight needed for better understanding of her identity. I would advise her to look for information from journals and academic sources