The Anger Control Workbook: Simple, Innovative Techniques for Managing Anger

by Matthew McKay, Peter Rogers

The Anger Control Workbook offers a new and highly effective approach to anger control that gives you the tools you need to manage anger in your day-to-day life. You’ll get a deeper understanding of how anger affects all areas of your life—both physically and emotionally—and within a few weeks feel the benefits of controlling destructive anger. This workbook shows you how to practice new coping behaviors that allow you to gain control in anger-stimulating situations. Throughout, the techniques are streamlined and presented in a clear, step-by-step format, including numerous exercises and worksheets. It’s arranged to make it as easy as possible to put together a program tailored to your own personal obstacles and triggers. This book has been awarded The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Seal of Merit — an award bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives.

Genres: Self Help, Psychology, Nonfiction, Counselling

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Matthew McKay, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, and author of more than 30 professional psychology and self-help books which have sold a combined total of more than 3 million copies. He is co-founder of independent self-help publisher, New Harbinger Publications. He was the clinical director of Haight Ashbury Psychological Services in San Francisco for twenty five years. He is current director of the Berkeley CBT Clinic. An accomplished novelist and poet, his poetry has appeared in two volumes from Plum Branch Press and in more than sixty literary magazines. His most recent novel, Wawona Hotel, was
published by Boaz Press in 2008.

Reviews

[Elizabeth]

As seen in FYI: For Your Improvement.

[Phillip Childs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was highly recommended.... offers many great suggestions.

[jis · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5 only read it for my client

[Beth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not exactly the best workbook out there on Anger. As a mental health counselor, I am always on the hunt for books and workbooks for my clients to invest in so we can go over them in the therapy session. I have used this one on numerous occasions and found that the reason my clients wouldn't do the work is because this workbook is poorly written and doesn't really address anger in an in-depth manor. I am finding it hard to find a good workbook on anger. Maybe as a therapist I can write one myself. Huh...good thought.

[Bridgett · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book helpful and I'm trying to apply a lot of the suggestions. There are anger logs and similar things to fill in as you go along.

[Candace Wegner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reference material for understanding and handling anger.