Anger Management for Dummies (Paperback, 3)

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with Anger Management 5

Chapter 1: Understanding Anger 7

Chapter 2: Finding Your Anger Profile 15

Chapter 3: Deciding Whether to Change 35

Part 2: Rethinking Anger 53

Chapter 4: Jump-Starting Anger Management 55

Chapter 5: Connecting Events to Thoughts and Feelings 67

Chapter 6: Reexamining Angry Thoughts 77

Chapter 7: Taking the Focus Off Yourself 99

Part 3: Equipping Yourself with Anger Management Tools 109

Chapter 8: Communicating Assertively with Compassion 111

Chapter 9: Mindfully Managing Anger 129

Chapter 10: Practicing Non-Angry Responses 139

Part 4: Managing Anger Hotspots 153

Chapter 11: When You Are Morally Outraged 155

Chapter 12: Dealing with Anger at Work 167

Chapter 13: Understanding and Helping Angry Children and Teens 183

Chapter 14: Subduing Anger in Intimate Relationships 203

Chapter 15: Rage Behind the Machine 215

Part 5: Handling Anger from the Past 225

Chapter 16: Letting Go of Past Anger 227

Chapter 17: Finding Forgiveness 241

Chapter 18: Preventing Relapse 249

Part 6: Living Beyond Anger 257

Chapter 19: Soothing Stress 259

Chapter 20: Balancing Your Body 275

Chapter 21: Building Social Support 293

Chapter 22: Finding Meaning and Purpose 303

Part 7: The Part of Tens 313

Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Deal with Angry People 315

Chapter 24: Ten Ways to Decrease Anger with Compassion 323

Chapter 25: Ten Anti-Anger Thoughts 327

Index 335