The Anger Habit: Proven Principles to Calm the Stormy Mind

by Carl Semmelroth Ph.D., Donald Smith Ph.D.

Overview

Carl Semmelroth's The Anger Habit is a leading anger-management book that is poised to become a major force in the category. This book is centered around the principle that for those who have anger problems, anger can be a learned response. Often the people with the problem don't realize that they are acting habitually, or why they are.

Semmelroth takes you step by step through the process of identifying and getting over the anger habit.

Case studies and stories show you how to avoid:

• Feelings of losing control
• Depression
• Panic
• Family battles

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402252563
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	08/01/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	650 KB

About the Author

Carl Semmelroth, Ph.D., has maintained a mental health practice for more than twenty-five years in Michigan. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan. He is the coauthor of The Anger Habit and the author of The Anger Habit Workbook.

Donald E.P. Smith is Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Michigan and the author of six books.

Donald E.P. Smith is Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Michigan and the author of six books.

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
Chapter 1	The Anger Habit	1
Chapter 2	About Anger	7
Chapter 3	Warming Up to Anger	21
Chapter 4	A Tool of Anger	37
Chapter 5	Struggling for Control	49
Chapter 6	Parenting Using Rules	59
Chapter 7	Parenting With Reason	71
Chapter 8	Communicating Without Effect	81
Chapter 9	From Anger to Panic	91
Chapter 10	The "Guilties," Fear, and Remorse	107
Chapter 11	Voluntary Living	119
Chapter 12	Choices Beyond the Anger Habit	135
	Index	143
	About the Authors	147