"This landmark book" (San Francisco Chronicle) dispels the common myths about the causes and uses of anger for example, that expressing anger is always good for you, that suppressing anger is always unhealthy, or that women have special "anger problems" that men do not. Dr. Carol Tavris expertly examines every facet of that fascinating emotion from genetics to stress to the rage for justice.
Fully revised and updated, Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion now includes:
* A new consideration of biological politics: Should testosterone or PMS excuse rotten tempers or aggressive actions?
* The five conditions under which anger is likely to be effective and when it's not.
* Strategies for solving specific anger problems chronic anger, dealing with difficult people, repeated family battles, anger after divorce or victimization, and aggressive children.
Revised from the 1983 edition, this update includes new material on highway anger and violence in sports, young women's anger, and strategies for getting through specific anger problems, chronic anger, family anger, etc. Still ``recommended for most popular collections'' ( LJ 1/1/83). BOMC and Quality Paperback alternate selections; serialized in Psychology Today and Reader's Digest. -- MR
Categories:
- Science & Math
- Behavioral Sciences
Publisher : Touchstone / Simon & Schuster
Author : Tavris, Carol
Language : English
Edition : Revised, Updated ed.
Published :1989-09-15
Number Of Pages : 384
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0671675230
ISBN-13 : 9780671675233
Item weight : 1.06 lb
Dimensions : 1.06 in x 5.43 in x 8.39 in
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