Anger: How to Live with and without It
Published on 28. February 2017
240 pages
978-0-8065-3812-9 (ISBN)
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With a New Foreword by Raymond A. DiGiuseppe, Ph.D.
CLASSIC SELF-HELP FROM A RESPECTED PIONEER OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
Anger. It's one of our most basic, and often most destructive, human emotions. And in today's world, it's a constant, escalating force, from road rage to domestic abuse, from teen violence to acts of terrorism. More than ever we need effective ways to live with it, understand it-and learn to deal with it. This landmark book from world-renowned psychotherapist Dr. Albert Ellis, creator of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), shows you how.
Presented in a simple step-by-step program that anyone can master, the proven, time-tested principles of REBT teach you to manage and even eliminate anger, without sacrificing necessary assertiveness. Here you'll discover:
*What exactly is anger, and must you feel it?
*How you create your own anger*Methods of thinking, feeling, and acting your way out of anger
*Why holding on to anger is sometimes fun-and how to let it go
*How to use REBT to cope with tragic events that are far beyond our control
…and much more, including numerous real-world case studies, plus a comprehensive, critical analysis of the various approaches to this age-old problem. Whether at home or at work, in a personal or political context, this breakthrough approach will enable you to take control of the anger that can stand in the way of success and happiness.
CLASSIC SELF-HELP FROM A RESPECTED PIONEER OF PSYCHOTHERAPY
Anger. It's one of our most basic, and often most destructive, human emotions. And in today's world, it's a constant, escalating force, from road rage to domestic abuse, from teen violence to acts of terrorism. More than ever we need effective ways to live with it, understand it-and learn to deal with it. This landmark book from world-renowned psychotherapist Dr. Albert Ellis, creator of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), shows you how.
Presented in a simple step-by-step program that anyone can master, the proven, time-tested principles of REBT teach you to manage and even eliminate anger, without sacrificing necessary assertiveness. Here you'll discover:
*What exactly is anger, and must you feel it?
*How you create your own anger*Methods of thinking, feeling, and acting your way out of anger
*Why holding on to anger is sometimes fun-and how to let it go
*How to use REBT to cope with tragic events that are far beyond our control
…and much more, including numerous real-world case studies, plus a comprehensive, critical analysis of the various approaches to this age-old problem. Whether at home or at work, in a personal or political context, this breakthrough approach will enable you to take control of the anger that can stand in the way of success and happiness.
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Albert Ellis, Ph.D. founded Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), the pioneering form of the modern Cognitive Behavior therapies. In a 1982 professional survey, Dr. Ellis was ranked as the second most influential psychotherapist in history. His name is a staple among psychologists, students, and historians around the world. He published over seven hundred articles and more than sixty books on psychotherapy, marital and family therapy, and sex therapy. Until his death in 2007, Dr. Ellis served as President Emeritus of the Albert Ellis Institute in New York, which provides professional training programs and psychotherapy to individuals, families and groups. To learn more, visit www.albertellis.org. Kristene A. Doyle, Ph.D., Sc.D. is the Director of the Albert Ellis Institute. Dr. Doyle is also the Director of Clinical Services, founding Director of the Eating Disorders Treatment and Research Center, and a licensed psychologist at the Institute. She is a Diplomate in Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy and serves on the Diplomate Board. In addition, Dr. Doyle conducts numerous workshops and professional trainings throughout the world and has influenced the growth and practice of Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy in countries spanning several continents. Dr. Doyle is co-author of A Practitioner's Guide to Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, 3rd edition, and co-editor of The Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. She has served as an expert commentator for ABC's 20/20, Access Hollywood, Channel 2 and Channel 11 News. Dr. Doyle has also been quoted in prestigious publications including The New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, and The Wall Street Journal.
Content
- Intro
- ALSO BY DR. ALBERT ELLIS
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Epigraph
- 1 - Must You Feel Angry?
- 2 - How You Create Your Own Anger: The ABCs of REBT
- 3 - The Insanity of Anger
- 4 - Looking for Self-Angering Philosophies
- 5 - Understanding Your Self-Angering Philosophies
- 6 - Disputing Your Self-Angering Philosophies
- 7 - Some Methods of Thinking Your Way out of Anger
- 8 - Some Methods of Feeling Your Way out of Anger
- 9 - Some Methods of Acting Your Way out of Anger
- Take specific risks
- Risk rejection by asking for something
- Risk saying no or refusing something yourself
- Do something ridiculous or "shameful"
- Deliberately fail at an important task-or act as if you had
- Assert yourself coolly
- Rehearse resistance to giving in
- Courageous confrontation
- Feedback
- Prior preparation
- Clearly distinguish assertion from aggression
- Acting assertively
- Exposure to hostility
- Constructive activities
- Early conditioning
- Diversionary measures
- Coping procedures
- Cognitive awareness and desensitization
- 10 - More Rethinking About Your Anger
- 11 - Ripping Up Your Rationalizations for Remaining Angry
- 12 - More Ways of Overcoming Anger
- Review of pragmatic results
- Frustration reduction
- High frustration tolerance
- Counterattacking narcissism and grandiosity
- Liberalization of attitudes
- Knowledge of history
- Awareness of the harm of anger and violence
- Focusing on reprisal
- Abuse of weaker individuals
- Political violence
- Religious warfare
- Belief in the power of aversive harm
- Prejudice against self and others
- Taking on characteristics of those you hate
- Anger as a "pain in the gut"
- Interference with individuality within groups
- Interference with activism
- Interference with the rights of others
- Deification of all aggressiveness
- Overgeneralized and unfair discrimination
- Ignoring long-range values
- The perpetuation of disturbance
- Interference with helping others to change
- Encouraging feelings of depression
- Psychosomatic reactions
- Genocide
- Understanding attribution theory
- Combating romanticism and unrealism
- Overcoming feelings of inadequacy
- Familiarity and ritualistic behavior
- Fair fighting
- Avoidance of drugs and alcohol
- Lack of reinforcement
- A philosophy of fallibility
- Countering abuse of children and subordinates
- Dealing with counteraggression
- Nonviolence as a philosophy
- Recognizing the irony of hatred
- Humanistic values
- Focusing on the pain of the victim
- Focusing on relating to others
- Discriminate the constructive aspects of anger
- Cooperative outlook
- Diversionary methods of overcoming anger
- Antidepressive methods
- Training courses and workshops
- 13 - Accepting Yourself With Your Anger
- 14 - Postscript: How to Deal With International Terrorism
- Appendix: Techniques for Disputing Irrational Beliefs (DIBS)
- References
- About the Authors
