Anger Management For Dummies, UK Edition

Gill Bloxham, CPsychol is a Chartered Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. Gill teaches on university courses, to charity organisations such as MIND and to non-health agencies including the police and local government.W. Doyle Gentry, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist and Director of the Institute for Anger-Free Living.

• Introduction 1Part I: The Basics of Anger 9Chapter 1: Anger: A Natural Human Emotion 11Chapter 2: When Is Anger a Problem? Assessing and Understanding Your Anger 19Chapter 3: Is Anger Damaging Your Life? 35Part II: Dealing with Past and Present Anger 51Chapter 4: Taking Immediate Action 53Chapter 5: Avoiding Speaking Out in Anger 69Chapter 6: Keeping Your Cool 79Chapter 7: Letting Go of Past Anger 95Chapter 8: Moving Forward: The Power of Forgiveness 105Part III: Preventing Future Anger 115Chapter 9: Adopting a New Outlook 117Chapter 10: Saying What You Mean 129Chapter 11: Owning Up to Your Anger 139Chapter 12: Balancing the Effects of Your Temperament 153Chapter 13: Using Anger Constructively 165Part IV: Lifestyle Changes That Improve Your Anger and Health 183Chapter 14: Managing Daily Stresses 185Chapter 15: Managing Your Body Chemistry 201Chapter 16: Getting a Good Night’s Sleep 213Chapter 17: Looking After Your Spiritual Health 229Chapter 18: Staying in a Good Mood 237Part V: Managing Anger in Relationships 255Chapter 19: At Work 257Chapter 20: At Home and In Intimate Relationships 271Part VI: The Part of Tens 285Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Raise a Child to Have Healthy Anger Control 287Chapter 22: Ten Anger-Freeing Thoughts 299Chapter 23: Ten Anger-Freeing Actions 307Index 317

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