Anger Management: a practical guide

Leon Pereira PhD

Aug 2020 · Leon Pereira PhD

About this ebook

Anger is an unpleasant emotion that many of us feel and often express aggressively. How often a person feels angry, express it intensely, and stay angry varies. Anyone who gets angry frequently, intensely, or for a significant duration can benefit from Anger Management.

This guide provides the information and insight that you need to understand why you get angry and the effects that anger has on you and others. It provides advice for changing your mindset and strategies to employ to minimize the chances of getting angry and for handling problem situations without aggression.

This is a concise manual for anger management and problem-solving. In it, I present the information, insights, and recommendations with which I have guided clients, in my private practice, and which they have effectively employed. It does not simply tell you how to reduce or eliminate your anger, it also teaches you how to more appropriately handle problem-situations. It is a practical guide and does not contain pages and pages of definitions, research, anecdotes, etc. I get straight to the point of helping you.

First, I briefly describe what anger is, explain what happens when you get angry, and the effects that anger has on you and others. I then explain how to make long-lasting changes—how to minimize the chances of getting angry and how to address anger-triggering situations. I teach you a mindset, specific strategies to employ, and actions to take when you get irritated by, or upset about, something.

I also provide tips for calming yourself, learning to be assertive, and for more effective parenting.

Ratings and reviews

As I read through 'Anger Management: a practical guide' I had many 'that's me' moments. It was defining the exact triggers that would lead me towards bouts of anger that I had struggled with for years. I continued to read and not only identify those scenarios which had triggered my anger but also steps on mitigating those events, working through my anger challenges, and continually measuring my success (or lack thereof) Dr. Pereira provides clear and concise (no fluff) examples of many challenging situations that include frustration towards others, the belief I am being treated unfairly and being ignored. Each scenario presents unique obstacles which require me to; identify my triggers beforehand, mitigate if possible, repetition and practice in conversations (this is easily the hardest part, but also the most rewarding). Through patience, determination and application I have found that the most uncomfortable communications are generally the ones worth having the most. I still struggle at times, but now have a plan of attack and understand what bothers me and why, the modifications I can make to my mindset and assumptions to continually improve my anger management skills. Lastly, I wanted to add that I really enjoyed the structure of the content in this book, as there were certain scenarios I felt weren't applicable to me, so it was nice to be able to jump around to the content I needed to be focus on (and the reference in the future when I need it)

About the author

Dr Pereira is a Clinical Psychologist. He has a dual PhD in Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Psychology. Originally from India, he has lived in Hawaii for 34 years.