In Control: No More Snapping at Your Family, Sulking at Work, Steaming in the Grocery Line, Seething in Meetings, Stuffing your Frustration - Softcover

Williams, Redford; Williams, Virginia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594866252 ISBN 13: 9781594866258

Publisher: Rodale Books, 2007

Synopsis

In this life-changing book―now available in paperback―the creators of the internationally acclaimed Lifeskills workshops draw on groundbreaking research to show readers how to deal with the stresses in their lives that often cause them to lose control. Working equally well for "hot reactors," who tend to blow up when things don't go their way, and "cool reactors," who are more likely to repress their emotions, the easy-to-follow 8-week program will help anyone to cope effectively with a variety of difficult circumstances, from volatile situations at home and at work to smaller annoyances like traffic jams and long checkout lines.

About this title

About the Author:

REDFORD WILLIAMS, MD, is director of the Behavioral Medicine Research Center, professor of psychology, professor of psychiatry, and professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center.

VIRGINIA WILLIAMS, PhD, is president of Williams Lifeskills, Inc. Together, this husband and wife team coauthored Anger Kills and Lifeskills, and developed the world-renowned Lifeskills workshops. They live outside of Durham, North Carolina.

Review:

From Publisher's Weekly: "In Control: Handle Any Situation Without Being Stepped On or Losing Your Cool" (Redford Williams, M.D., and Virginia Williams. Rodale, $24.95. 288 p.
Redford Williams, who teaches psychology and medicine at Duke, has researched the link between hostility and life-threatening illness. In an earlier book, "Anger Kills," he and his wife, Virginia, began to write about anger management, and this follow-up presents a comprehensive guide to emotional management, with a solid eight-week program to teach readers how to process negative emotions in healthy ways. The program applies not only to those who actively express anger but to "passive" individuals who "stuff" anger away. The program begins with teaching readers how to identify what they're feeling (e.g., why do you overeat?) and ends with learning to have a more positive outlook. The book also takes a close look at how similar situations are approached emotionally by different people to get far different results. "In Control" gives the reader simple quizzes as well as time to think through and follow focused exercises week by week. 10 b&w illus. ("March")
""Few authors outline the adverse health consequences of anger as well as Redford and Virginia Williams. Their new book relates their years of research in the field, study of behavioral skills, and real-life examples so that readers may ultimately recognize their emotions and remain as their title suggests--"In Control."""--Congressman Tim Murphy, PhD, and Loriann Hoff Oberlin, MS, authors of Overcoming Passive-Aggression
""Readers interested in living a happier, healthier life will want to learn these skills.""--Paul T. Costa Jr., professor of behavioral biology, Johns Hopkins University of Medicine

About this edition

• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1594866252
• ISBN 13: 9781594866258
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288