| Description |
iv, 108 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| Series |
30-minute therapy |
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30-minute therapy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part 1: Identify your trouble spots -- 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 -- Part 2: Set realistic goals -- Doing no harm -- Your anger management goals -- The substitution principle -- Accepting your anger -- Part 3: Use your anger well -- 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 rules -- 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. |
| Summary |
Thirty-Minute Therapy for Anger presents a breakthrough approach to the treatment of anger that is designed to fit the needs of people seeking fast solutions. Anger experts Ronald and Patricia Potter-Efron help readers identify their trouble spots and triggers, set realistic goals, and learn skills for managing anger before it gets out of control. |
| Subject |
Anger.
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Control (Psychology)
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Anger. (DNLM)D000786
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Mind-Body Therapies. (DNLM)D026441
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Anger. (OCoLC)fst00808763
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Control (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst00877062
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| Genre/Form |
Popular Work. (DNLM)D020496
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| Added Author |
Potter-Efron, Patricia S.
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| Added Title |
Thirty-minute therapy for anger |
| ISBN |
9781608820290 (pbk.) |
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1608820297 (pbk.) |
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9781608820306 (pdf ebook) |
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1608820300 (pdf ebook) |
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