Anger Management : The Complete Treatment Guidebook for Practitioners

by Kassinove, Howard

• ISBN13: 9781886230453
• ISBN10: 1886230455
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Impact Pub

Author Biography

Howard Kassinove, Ph.D., ABPP, a board certified clinical psychologist, is Chairperson of the Psychology Department at Hofstra University and is a past Director of their Ph.D. Program in Clinical & School Psychology. Dr. Kassinove is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, the Albert Ellis Institute, and the Behavior Therapy and Research Society. In addition to 60+ published papers, he has lectured widely in the United States, Europe, and Asia Raymond Chip Tafrate, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at Central Connecticut State University. As a clinical psychologist, his work has focused on disorders commonly found in criminal justice settings. His research on the nature and treatment of anger has been published in scientific journals and books for practitioners, and has been presented at conferences throughout the United States and abroad

Table of Contents

Dedication	v
Acknowledgements	ix
Foreword	xi
Introduction	1	(6)
Section 1: The Basics
Anger	7	(22)
The Anger Episode Model	29	(32)
Assessment and Diagnosis	61	(16)
Overview of the Anger Management Program	77	(8)
Section 2: Preparing for Change
Assessing and Increasing Motivation	85	(14)
Developing a Strong Therapeutic Alliance	99	(12)
Increasing Awareness of Anger	111	(14)
Section 3: Changing
Avoidance and Escape	125	(8)
Managing Physical Arousal	133	(12)
Building Life Skills	145	(18)
Social Problem-Solving	163	(14)
Exposure	177	(20)
Section 4: Accepting, Adapting, and Adjusting
Fostering Cognitive Change I: Seeing the World Realistically	197	(12)
Fostering Cognitive Change II: Building a More Flexible Philosophy	209	(16)
Forgiveness	225	(20)
Section 5: Maintaining Change
Relapse Prevention	245	(12)
Section 6: Working On Our Own Anger
Anger Reduction for Practitioners	257	(16)
Section 7: Sample Treatment Programs
Sample Anger Management Treatment Programs	273	(12)
References	285	(12)
Index	297