
Getting Control of Your Anger: A Clinically Proven, Three-Step Plan for Getting to the Root of the Problem and Resolving It
Robert Allan(Author)
McGraw-Hill Contemporary (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 16. July 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-07-174244-3 (ISBN)
Description
Break the Hold Anger Has on Your LifeAnger, like fear, is a powerful survival tool that has evolved over countless millennia. But when we allow anger to rule our day-to-day lives, it undermines our health, alienates loved ones, and ruins our chances for a happy, healthy life.Now, Getting Control of Your Anger helps adults who have "inherited" destructive anger patterns learn constructive ways to express themselves and get their needs met. Focusing on breaking the cycle of anger in yourself and your family, Dr. Robert Allan helps you discover the reasons for your anger and find more effective ways to get your core needs met.With Getting Control of Your Anger you'll learn to:
Get at the root of your anger and take control of it without gimmicks, drugs, or psychoanalysisImprove your relationships with loved ones, friends, and coworkersBreak the intergenerational cycle of anger in your family and avoid passing destructive behavior patterns down to your childrenSafeguard your health and reduce your risk for cardiovascular disease and a host of anger-related illnesses.
Get at the root of your anger and take control of it without gimmicks, drugs, or psychoanalysisImprove your relationships with loved ones, friends, and coworkersBreak the intergenerational cycle of anger in your family and avoid passing destructive behavior patterns down to your childrenSafeguard your health and reduce your risk for cardiovascular disease and a host of anger-related illnesses.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
0 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-174244-3 (9780071742443)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Robert Allan, Ph.D., is a leading expert in the field of anger management with a specialty in coronary risk reduction. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he has been an anger and stress spokesperson for the media for the last fifteen years. Dr. Allan is the recipient of the prestigious 2002 Timothy A. Jeffrey Award for outstanding contributions to clinical health pyschology from the American Pyschological Association.</
Content
Part I: The Seeds and Fruits of Anger; Chapter 1. The Origins of Anger; Chapter 2. Anger: Myths and Misunderstandings; Chapter 3. Watchful Eyes: Anger in the Family is Seen, Heard, and Felt; Part II: Breaking the Cycle; Chapter 4. Dr. Allan's Anger Management Formula; Chapter 5. Step One: Identify the Hook; Chapter 6. Step Two: Identify the Need; Chapter 7. Step Three: Fill the Need; Chapter 8. Wait, There's More: Additional Keys to Anger Management; Chapter 9. New Beginnings: Your "Optimal Anger" Family; Epilogue; References; Suggested Reading; Index