Anger Management : The Complete Treatment Guidebook for Practitioners

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