Dealing with Your Anger: Self-Help Solutions for Men [Paperback]

Frank Donovan (Author), Allan Creighton (Author)

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Publication Date: October 10, 2001

This book is for men whose anger is a serious problem for themselves and others. The author presents techniques and case studies to teach men how to control their anger, how to remove the risk of violence, and how to accept responsibility for managing their anger. A practical guide to preventing violence by healing the pain and fear that fuel it.

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Both of these titles address the destructive potential of men's anger and present step-by-step methods to effect positive behavioral changes. In Dealing with Your Anger (first published in Australia but edited for an American audience), Donovan, a psychotherapist and director of the Anger Clinic in Melbourne, offers a self-help resource that is also designed for practitioners in one-on-one or group therapy sessions. Using his many years of clinical experience with angry men and his own personal struggle with anger and a potential for violence, Donovan shares sensible procedures for understanding, reducing, and eliminating anger. He covers anger's definition, anger sources, emotional strategies for healing anger, practical ways of controlling anger, and positive uses for anger. Also included are Assistive Guidelines for Practitioners and an extensive notes section. Hightower, a licensed psychotherapist and director of the Center for Anger Resolution, Inc., in Houston, presents a highly practical and easy-to-follow guide for managing anger problems. Anger Busting 101 uses the author's Recovery Approach, which gives pointers for diffusing anger before it gets to the boiling point. This method debunks the psychological myth that stifling anger will hurt you. Hightower combines his personal experience, his clients' personal stories, and scientific research to support his methods for handling anger. His ABCs are Abstain from certain behavior and phrases; Believe in the principles for peace, happiness, and permanent change; and Communicate with new phrases. Donovan's guide is more complicated to follow without a therapist's guidance, while Hightower's is more straightforward and simpler to use on one's own. Both are well documented and are recommended for self-help collections in academic and large public libraries and for mental health practitioners. Elizabeth Goeters, Georgia Perimeter Coll., Dunwoody
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Hunter House; 1 edition (October 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897933443
• ISBN-13: 978-0897933445
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,336,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Anger, Healing, and knowing that you are not alone, March 8, 2008

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Dealing with Your Anger: Self-Help Solutions for Men... by Frank Donovan
Early on the book asks, if it will be beneficial for the reader. The answer is that for men who have anger, issues or someone who knows or lives with a violently angry man, if you work with or train men with this characteristic, or are you simply someone who ha an interest in the subject, yes. It is a book for you . You will find explanations of what anger is, and what the connection to violence is. Reasons that men become angry, even violently angry are discussed.

How culture and family can affect how a man might deal with anger are looked at. Levels of anger and how to understand what level of anger you reach is discussed as well as suggestions on how to deal with your anger.

Recognizing, dealing with and most importantly healing your anger are addressed. Alternate ways to release the energy build up which is what anger really is, a huge burst of emotional an physical energy.

This book does not take a judgmental view of those who suffer from uncontrolled anger, rather if offers positive ways to channel the energy . Stories of real men who have suffered from the issues discussed and who have found ways to resolve them are included. The implication is that you are not alone, and you can find help.