The Anger Workbook for Women: How to Keep Your Anger from Undermining Your Self-Esteem, Your Emotional Balance, and Your Relationships (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) (Paperback)

by Laura J. Petracek (Author), Sandra P. Thomas (Foreword) "ANGER IS anger, whether men express it or women express it, right?..." (more)
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Product Description
Although men and women can articulate anger in very different ways, books on managing problem anger tend to focus on men and their tendency toward more violent anger expression. This workbook addresses the unique concerns of women with anger problems. Rigid social patterning, the book argues, conditions many women to stifle or deny their anger, and this repression can cause a range of other psychological problems. Others experience violent, outwardly focused anger. Whichever pattern your anger follows, you'll learn healthier ways to express your anger from this workbook.

Building on women's tendency to be more relational than men, this book advocates interactive techniques as a primary method of anger management intervention. It integrates elements of narrative, art, and music therapy into a powerful set of anger management tools. Cognitive behavioral and attitude adjustment exercises help you limit the power of anger-triggering situations. Worksheets and assessments guide you in an examination of family-of-origin issues that might contribute to your problems with anger. Sections of the workbook explore the connection between anger and substance abuse, mood disorders, and spirituality, as well as the issue of domestic violence in lesbian households.

From the Publisher
This is the first book to adapt the powerful principles of cognitive behavioral therapy to the unique needs of women struggling with anger problems.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 157 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (October 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572243791
• ISBN-13: 978-1572243798
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #98,526 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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81 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Women Get Angry, Too, November 24, 2004

By	John M. Hamel (San Rafael, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a mental health practicioner and specialist in the fields of anger management and family violence, I highly recommend Laura Petraceks's new book. To her credit, the author does not minimize or excuse women's anger, and understands that whether directed inwardly or outwardly, aggressive impulses are highly destructive regardless of the individual's gender. But the author also understands that in some ways women experience anger differently than men. Her sections on anger and depression are insightful, and her discussion of PMS is straighforward and refreshingly un-PC. Overall, the information is presented clearly and directly, and the exercises well-thought-out and practical. It should be a wonderful aid to any woman seriously working on anger issues, whether she is doing so in an invidual, couples or group therapy setting.

23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Anger Workbook, December 9, 2004

By	sheila "cook" (menomonie, WI) - See all my reviews

I would definitly recommend the "Anger Workbook for Women," Dr. Laura Petracek was excellent in way in dealing with inward and outward anger. Her recommendations and advice, and workbook style pages is a great ways to address you anger and also keep a journal to see your own improvement.This book is a great resource and a great deal!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Women Handle Anger Very Differently Than Men, January 9, 2007

By	Debem (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

I believe it is vitally important for our society to realize that men and women handle and exhibit anger in very different ways. This book has taught me a lot about feminine anger, and subsequently my own anger. I've found it to work especially well in conjunction with individual therapy. I highly recommend this book to women suffering from depression and/or anxiety, since those are both common masks of feminine anger.