How to Control Your Anger Before It Controls You - Softcover

Ellis, Albert; Tafrate, Raymond Chip, Ph.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806520108 ISBN 13: 9780806520100

Publisher: Citadel Pr, 1998

Synopsis

Two psychologists present an innovative technique to help people act assertively and control their anger, in a guide that introduces the techniques and exercises of the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy approach

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About the Author

Albert Ellis, Ph.D. founded Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), the pioneering form of the modern Cognitive Behavior therapies. In a 1982 professional survey, Dr. Ellis was ranked as the second most influential psychotherapist in history. His name is a staple among psychologists, students, and historians around the world. He published over seven hundred articles and more than sixty books on psychotherapy, marital and family therapy, and sex therapy. Until his death in 2007, Dr. Ellis served as President Emeritus of the Albert Ellis Institute in New York, which provides professional training programs and psychotherapy to individuals, families and groups. To learn more, visit www.albertellis.org.
Raymond Chip Tafrate, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Department at Central Connecticut State University. He frequently consults with criminal justice agencies and has trained thousands of professionals to work more effectively with adolescents and adults with difficult-to-change problems such as alcohol and drug dependence, anger regulation difficulties, and persistent criminal behavior. Dr. Tafrate's work has been published in scientific journals, books, and demonstration DVDs for practitioners, and has been presented throughout North America, Europe, and Australia. His books include Forensic CBT: A Handbook for Clinical Practice and Anger Management for Everyone: Seven Proven Ways to Control Anger and Live a Happier Life.
Raymond A. DiGiuseppe, Ph.D. is Director of Professional Education and licensed Staff Psychologist at the Albert Ellis Institute (AEI). After earning a B.S. degree from Villanova University, Dr. DiGiuseppe received his Ph.D. from Hofstra University in 1975. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at AEI in 1977. In 1980 he became the Institute's Director of Professional Education, a position he has held since then. He has trained hundreds of therapists in Rational Emotive and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (RE&CBT) throughout the world. His present scholarship focuses on clinical aspects of anger and RE&CBT, on which he lectures widely.

Synopsis

"How to Control Your Anger Before it Controls You" uses easy-to-master instructions and exercises to help readers learn to live unhysterically in an often difficult and unfair world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Citadel Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806520108
• ISBN 13: 9780806520100
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 179