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Information

Publisher

New Harbinger Publications

Year

2011

ISBN

9781608823147

Topic

Psychology

Subtopic

Emotions in Psychology

Index

Psychology

Contents
Introduction
Excessive Anger and Its Costs
The Short-Fuse Problem
The Intensity Problem and Rating Your Anger
Thinking or Planning When Angry
Reacting Too Quickly or Strongly
Getting Too Angry to Listen
Becoming Resentful
Knowing Your Payoffs
Doing No Harm
Your Anger Management Goals
The Substitution Principle
Accepting Your Anger
Anger Invitations
Taking a Good Time-Out
Breathing and Relaxing in Stressful Situations
Avoiding Anger as a Permanent Condition
Putting Yourself in Someone Else’s Shoes
Replacing Negative Thoughts with Positive Ones
Identifying Your Other Emotions
Looking for the Good Instead of the Bad
Defusing a Potential Conflict
Using “I” Statements
Fair-Fighting Guidelines
Using Your Anger to Fight for a Cause
Deep Resentments and the Need to Forgive
The Anger-Turned-Inward and Self-Forgiveness Challenges
Concluding Remarks
About the Authors