Calm Down

by Paul Hauck

How do you react to situations which don't run according to plan? How do you cope with people who won't do things your way? Do you let life's frustrations build up inside you until you explode with anger? If so, your reactions may backfire and make you ill and unhappy, and prevent you from dealing effectively with the problem. This book advises how to control anger and to handle life's frustrations by showing the reader how to understand feelings and reactions to them. Once an undertstanding of the problem is achieved, a change of direction can occur.

Genres: Psychology, Self Help

Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Dr. Paul A. Hauck was a renowned American psychologist and author, known for his long career in clinical practice and public education on mental health. After serving in World War II, he earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and held key positions in several mental health centers before establishing the first private psychological practice in the Quad Cities. He wrote 16 popular psychology books, translated into 23 languages, and his long-running column The Human Scene educated readers for decades. Hauck was also an avid lifelong learner, enjoying music, languages, and sports. He was honored with the Illinois Most Distinguished Psychologist Award and retired in 2007.

Reviews

[Kallia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ανόητο και εκνευριστικό.

[Bianca · Rating 5 out of 5]

A surprisingly good book considering it's been published in 1974, written by a psychologist with a PhD, that also happens to be one of the first pioneers and advocates of counselling instead of psychoanalysis as a method for behavioral change. I bought the paperback in a second-hand book sale, for less than 2 dollars on a whim, but it honestly did not disappoint and it was totally worth my money. It addresses in a very rational manner subjects such as anger, blame and neuroses, in such a well-explained and to the point fashion that it took me two days to read a 120 page book. Way before our modern discoveries and literature on neuroplasticity and habit change, the book actually advocates for change being possible because most things are learned and they can often be unlearned. His approach is mostly that of pure philosophical reasoning coupled with various stories of his cases and it requires an open and interested mind. The book is for those who obviously do not suffer from an extreme mental condition, who should seek actual counseling instead. But instead it is for regular people who have conflicts in their life, from minor to major, and want to get a better grip on their reaction towards it.

[Searchingthemeaningoflife Greece · Rating 5 out of 5]

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