Anger Management For Dummies [Paperback]

W. Doyle Gentry PhD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 6, 2006

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.

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From the Back Cover

Packed with inspiring real-life stories and helpful exercises

Disengage from rage, find forgiveness, and lead an anger-free life

Is anger a problem for you or someone you love? This friendly guide offers a host of practical, proven techniques for understanding emotions, dealing with angry feelings constructively, and letting it go. You'll see how to deal with anger before it happens, thwart an angry outburst, keep your cool, and adopt a new, healthier perspective.

Discover how to

• Evaluate your anger level
• Identify anger triggers
• Prevent road and office rage
• Manage anger in relationships
• Handle anger from the past
• Help angry children

About the Author

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).

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (December 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470037156
• ISBN-13: 978-0470037157
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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).

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55 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book for the honest, January 29, 2007

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Michelle Duncan "michelle" (virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anger Management For Dummies (Paperback)

No one likes to admit they have an anger issue. The truth is, in the world we live in today, their is anger all around us. I think that the stigma of anger is much like that of drug abuse, alcohol abuse, AIDS or any other "socially unacceptable" life trait. It is not something that we talk about or accept. Dr Gentry shows in this book how even a small amount of anger can take over your life if you let it. His easy steps that makes sense allow people to feel like they are normal. You don't have to be an angry person to read this book. It is based on practical life circumstances and I have found that it has helped me in not only a professional capacity in dealing with the general public, but those I work with, my spouse and frustration about the world we live in. I recommend this book to anyone who can be honest enough to admit that there is anger in every life and would like to deal with it through positive step-by-step applications.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Anger Management For Dummies, May 27, 2007

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Catherine Kimball (Greeley Hill, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Really good book. Very helpful, although some of the sections don't pertain to me at all. However, I realize author has to cover a general and wide spectrum of lifestyles, living arrangements and situations, so I give this book an A-. It actually has suggestions and recommendations that most people would be able to apply on a daily basis.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beat Anger Management Book, May 2, 2008

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Lynn D. Hoggan - See all my reviews
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Probalby the best Anger Management book I have read. The Dummies' straight to the point writting is funa and easy reading. I would highly recommend to anyone dealing with anger issues. It has helped me personally at home, work and play!