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 |
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Acknowledgements |
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Foreword |
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Introduction |
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Section 1: The Basics |
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61 | (16) |
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Overview of the Anger Management Program |
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Section 2: Preparing for Change |
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Assessing and Increasing Motivation |
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Developing a Strong Therapeutic Alliance |
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Increasing Awareness of Anger |
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111 | (14) |
Section 3: Changing |
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125 | (8) |
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Managing Physical Arousal |
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133 | (12) |
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145 | (18) |
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163 | (14) |
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177 | (20) |
Section 4: Accepting, Adapting, and Adjusting |
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Fostering Cognitive Change I: Seeing the World Realistically |
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Fostering Cognitive Change II: Building a More Flexible Philosophy |
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209 | (16) |
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225 | (20) |
Section 5: Maintaining Change |
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245 | (12) |
Section 6: Working On Our Own Anger |
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Anger Reduction for Practitioners |
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257 | (16) |
Section 7: Sample Treatment Programs |
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Sample Anger Management Treatment Programs |
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273 | (12) |
References |
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Index |
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