Clinical psychologist and anger expert W. Doyle Gentry offers compassionate, practical insight to those with angry loved ones, providing coping strategies that help strengthen emotional intimacy and establish boundaries-and avoid being held hostage to a partner's angry words and behavior.
When Someone You Love Is Angry combines the latest research with real-life testimony, resulting in a survival guide for those exposed to toxic anger, outlining a unique seven-step program to minimize the emotional damage of loving, but angry, relationships:
- Reaching out for support
- Abandoning the eight myths about love and anger
- Recognizing and putting a stop to abusive behavior
- Avoiding facilitation of the anger syndrome
- Refraining from angry responses
- Innoculating oneself against stress
- Exploring one's options
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W. Doyle Gentry, Ph.D., is an author, educator, scientist, consultant and clinical psychologist, whose career spans 30 years. His scholarly work-which includes over 100 professional and scientific publications-is cited as an authoritative source by top anger researchers and therapists. He lectures and gives workshops extensively, both in the United States and abroad. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious Journal of Behavioral Medicine, a post he has held for more than 25 years.
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When Someone You Love is AngryPreface
Chapter One: your Love, Their Anger
Chapter Two: How Angry is Too Angry?
Chapter Three: Why Are They So Angry?
Chapter Four: Stop the Anger
Chapter Five: Damage Assesment
Chapter Six: Is It Possible to Change?
Chapter Seven: Step One: Reaching Out
Chapter Eight: Step Two: Get Your Mind Right
Chapter Nine: Step Three: Set Limits
Chapter Ten: Step Four: Don't Be a Facilitator
Chapter Eleven: Step Five: Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right
Chapter Twelve: Step Six: Stress Inoculation
Chapter Thirteen: When All Else Fails
Epilogue Notes