Overcoming Anger by Jones, Carol D. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Introduction 1: Anger’s Terrain— Keeping the Wolves at Bay

What Is Anger and Why Do We Get Angry? Anger in the Present Day Monkey See, Monkey Do The Message Is the Medium Looking for Reality Checks The Identity Crisis, or Facing the Double Bind

2: A Different Place or Time

Nature vs. Nurture Exploring Your Anger Style Gender Differences Cultural Factors Threats to Body—Threats to Soul Strategize for Survival Deciding to Change

3: Do I Feel?

Learning the ABCs—Only You Can Make You Angry Personal Responsibility Hot Thoughts Distorted Thinking Patterns Fight the Good Fight Anger Management Tools for Dealing with Others

4: Anger and Family Violence

Down Through the Ages—A Quick Trip Through Time A Good Rule of Thumb and Other Big Ideas The Twenty-First Century Update Problems Come and Go in a Cyclic Fashion People May Wear a Few Different Hats Take Me to Your Leader Five Power Trips Are You in Control or Out of Control?

5: Stress and Emotions

Positive and Negative Stress External and Internal Stress Anger Schmanger—Context Is Key Adaptation and Accommodation—The Way I See It Back to the Garden

6: Burnout

Welcome to the New Millennium Who Gets Burned Out? Red Flags for Burnout Smokey the Bear Your Own Worst Enemy

7: Stress: Its Effects on Your Anger and Your Health

Right Brain/Left Brain—It’s Not a Tossup The Relation of Stress Resistance to Anger Your Body and Mind Under Siege Time Is of the Essence Time Management Techniques to the Rescue The Four Boxes of Time Finding Balance

8: Stress-Survival Techniques

Hardiness The Stress-Management Model

9: Communication and Anger

The Art of Listening Garble, Garble The Story of Bruce and Sally Nonverbal Communication Proxemics Lend Me Your Ear Delivering Feedback Three Blind Men and the Elephant Self-Disclosure and Intimacy Sending the Right Message Blocks That Don’t Build

10: It’s Down to You: Assertiveness

The Early Years Styles of Interpersonal Behavior Assertiveness Techniques

11: Conflict, Confrontation, and Those Nasty People

What Is Conflict, Anyway? Tricks of the Trade Putting It All Together

Appendix: More Exercises Further Reading