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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823367803321

Autore

Nay W. Robert

Titolo

Overcoming anger in your relationship : how to break the cycle of arguments, put-downs, and stony silences / / W. Robert Nay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, c2010

ISBN

1-60623-643-1

1-282-79051-X

9786612790515

1-60623-644-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Disciplina

152.4/7

Soggetti

Anger

Interpersonal conflict

Interpersonal relations

Couples - Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Understanding and confronting anger : the promise of change -- Recognizing how anger is pulling your strings -- Creating new boundaries-expecting new behavior -- Identifying the thinking patterns that keep you stuck -- Taking new actions and getting better outcomes -- Loud, impatient, and "over the top" : confronting hostility -- When words do hurt : rejecting sarcasm and verbal abuse -- Threats and beyond : staying off the slippery slope of physical abuse -- Passive anger : what to do when it seems harmless but feels harmful -- Coping with the expected and preparing for the unknown.

Sommario/riassunto

Has your relationship become a battlefield? Does your partner's sarcasm, irritability, or hostility make you wonder where the closeness and trust have gone-and how much more you can take? If anger is poisoning your relationship, this book offers a powerful antidote. Anger expert W. Robert Nay provides clear-cut, practical techniques for responding productively to inappropriate expressions of anger. Learn how anger gains a foothold in a couple's life, why your usual responses may unwittingly reward bad behavior, and how to stand up for yourself



in ways that promote lasting change. Self-quizzes