Cognitive-Behavioral Anger Management Therapy
John Lakvold
Why does my spouse lose his or her temper when we discuss finances? Why does my child throw a temper tantrum in the middle of Walmart? Why does a person shoot another person on the interstate during a road rage incident? Why does my teenager sulk and pout after being punished for sneaking out after curfew? Why anger occurs Greenberger and Padesky (2016) offer these three different types of thoughts behind these behaviors: a response to being hurt or threatened, a reaction toward another person breaking rules [my personal rules, my value system, societal rules, etc.], and a response to the unfairness of a situation. The hurt/threatening core belief can...
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