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Anger & Anger Management

 

Anger is a normal part of the "fight or flight" reaction to stress, frustration, or threat. However, anger out of control is dangerous not only to your relationships but to your health. Whether this takes the form of road rage, blind rage, temper tantrums, or domestic violence. etc., learn how to understand and manage your anger and what feeds it.

 

 

Internet Resources

 

American Association of Anger Management Providers

Anger and Aggression

Anger Busters

Anger in Relationships

Anger Management

Anger Management Counselling Practice of Toronto

Controlling Anger Before It Controls You (APA)

Domestic Violence

Helping Young Children Deal with Anger

Men and Anger

New Hope Anger Management

 

 

Recommended Reading

 

Burns, David
The Feeling Good Handbook. Penguin, 1999

 

Lerner, Harriet G.
The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships. HarperCollins, 1989

 

Lee, John (with Bill Stott)
Facing the Fire: Experiencing and Expressing Anger Appropriately. Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1995

 

McKay, Matthew, Fanning, Patrick, Paleg, Kim, & Landis, Dana
When Anger Hurts Your Kids: A Parent's Guide. New Harbinger Publications, 1996

 

Potter-Efron, Ronald T.
Angry All The Time: An Emergency Guide to Anger Control. New Harbinger Press, 1994

 

Potter-Efron, Ronald T., & Potter-Efron, Patricia S.
Letting Go of Anger: The Ten Most Common Anger Styles and What to Do About Them. New Harbinger Publications, 1995

 

Retzinger, Suzanne M.
Violent Emotions: Shame and Rage in Marital Quarrels. Sage Publications, 1991

 

Thatch, Nancy R., Melton, David, & Moser, Adolph J.
Don't Rant and Rave on Wednesdays! The Children's Anger Control Book. Landmark Editions, 1994

 

Wilde, Jerry
Hot Stuff to Help Kids Chill Out: The Anger Management Book. LGR Productions, 1997

 

 

 

 

 

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