Anger Management For Dummies - Softcover

Gentry, W. Doyle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470037156 ISBN 13: 9780470037157

Publisher: For Dummies, 2006

Synopsis

If your anger, or that of a loved one, is out of control and threatening your life and livelihood, you need the calm, clear, and understanding help you’ll find in Anger Management For Dummies. This concise and practical guidebook shares specific anger management methods, skills, and exercises that will help you identify the sources of your anger and release yourself from their grip. You’ll find out how to:

• Defuse your anger before it strikes
• Express your feelings calmly
• Respond rather than react
• Prevent anger incidents in the future
• Release healthy anger in a healthy way
• Confess your anger in a journal
• Use anger constructively
• Get beyond old anger through forgiveness

Complete with coverage of road rage, air rage, office rage, and dealing with angry children, Anger Management for Dummies gives you the tools you need to overcome your anger and live a happier, more productive life.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Packed with inspiring real-life stories and helpful exercises

Disengage from rage, find forgiveness, and lead an anger-free life

Is anger a problem for you or someone you love? This friendly guide offers a host of practical, proven techniques for understanding emotions, dealing with angry feelings constructively, and letting it go. You'll see how to deal with anger before it happens, thwart an angry outburst, keep your cool, and adopt a new, healthier perspective.

Discover how to

• Evaluate your anger level
• Identify anger triggers
• Prevent road and office rage
• Manage anger in relationships
• Handle anger from the past
• Help angry children

About the Author:

W. Doyle Gentry, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Director of the Institute for Anger-Free Living in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association and was the Founding Editor of the Journal of Behavioral Medicine. In Dr. Gentry’s four-decade career as a scientist-practitioner, he has authored over 100 publications, including eight books, and is a pioneer in the fields of health psychology, behavioral medicine, and anger management. He has previously served on the faculty of Duke University Medical Center and the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. Gentry has conducted training seminars for lay and professional audiences throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. He has also served as a consultant to major industry, where he specializes in conflict management, team building, and health promotion. Articles referring to Dr. Gentry’s work on anger regularly appear in a variety of contemporary magazines, and he is frequently interviewed on radio and television for insights into how to create and maintain an anger-free life. He is the author of two earlier self-help books on anger: ANGER-FREE: Ten Basic Steps to Managing Your Anger (Quill, 2000) and When Someone You Love Is Angry (Berkley, 2004).

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0470037156
• ISBN 13: 9780470037157
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 388