Kirjahaku

Examining anger as a habit chat turns into an addiction, one of America's leading anger management experts offers an effective multi-pronged program to help teens better manage their anger and violent behaviour and, in the process, develop a more productive, goal-driven, and happier life. Angry teens can be a threat to themselves, loved ones and friends, and others whose paths they am. If left untreated, their out-of-control anger and rage can ruin lives and become costly for the criminal justice system. Designed for both individuals and institutions, this book takes teem through the whole addiction and recovery process. As they derive a false sense of power through the use of their anger, many teens classic signs of addictive behaviour that can destroy their young lives. But the seasoned techniques outlined in this book provide teens a way to break this damaging cycle of behaviour and turn their lives around completely.Filled with personal stories and vignettes, and taking a low-keyed and sympathetic tone, the book helps teens: Understand the problem their anger habit/addiction has created for them; Realise that they are using anger like a drug; Find non-violent ways to experience personal power; Learn to change abusive and violent behaviour; Focus on values and goals chat support a non-violent lifestyle; Identify and change attitudes and beliefs that keep them stuck; Avoid relapse into violent behaviour; Develop a mission statement for a non-violent, productive lifestyle. Used as both a self-directed instructional guide and a training workbook for the Pathways to Peace programmes, this is the perfect guide for changing self-destructive attitudes and behaviours in young people. With the help of this book, teens begin to take responsibility for their actions and develop a positive purpose in life.

Chemical dependency is a huge problem. In the U.S., 10% to 12% of the population is dependendent on alcohol or some other addictive chemical such as heroin, cocaine, or amphetamines. Author William Fleeman believes chemically dependent people use chemicals to transform painful feelings such as anxiety, fear, and depression into pleasurable feelings such as confidence, courage, and elation. This book helps readers unlearn this destructive pattern through a cognitive/behavioral approach. Chapters cover self-assessment, the eight steps of recovery, what to avoid, special methods and skills, anger and forgiveness, relapse prevention and more. The eighteen self-help sessions can be completed in eighteen to twenty weeks, or sooner. Each chapter contains first-person accounts that clarify concepts and personalize the lessons and exercises. The book helps people move beyond mere abstinence and make major changes in character in order to build a contented sobriety.

This anger workbook is unique. It is the official guide for Pathways to Peace, a program which provides self-help anger management and violence prevention instruction for individuals and communities. Anger is a drug which often turns into a full-blown addiction. This pattern of anger abuse is reinforced socially. People learn to abuse anger from the examples of parents, peers, the media. The book helps people to un-learn these destructive patterns. It shows chronically angry people how to replace their anger habit with peaceful alternatives and respond to their anger triggers in non-violent ways. This workbook will help the reader: --Discover how he learned his or her anger pattern--Find new, nonviolent ways to experience personal power--Learn to change abusive and violent behaviors--Focus on values and goals that support a nonviolent rage-free lifestyle--Identify and change negative attitudes and beliefs that keep a person stuck--Avoid relapsing back into angry behavior--Maintain recovery from chronic anger and rage The workbook is easy to understand. Each of the eighteen chapters includes personal stories and questions for the reader.