Book description
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.
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).
