Understanding Anger Disorders - Rilegato

DiGiuseppe, Raymond; Tafrate, Raymond Chip

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ISBN 10: 0195170792 ISBN 13: 9780195170795

Casa editrice: OUP USA, 2006

Riassunto

Since classical times, philosophers and physicians have identified anger as a human frailty that can lead to violence and human suffering, but with the development of a modern science of abnormal psychology and mental disorders, it has been written off as "merely" an emotional symptom and excluded from most accepted systems of psychiatric diagnosis. Yet despite the lack of scientific recognition, anger-related violence is often in the news, and courts are increasingly mandating anger management treatment. It is time for a fresh scientific examination of one of the most fundamental human emotions and what happens when it becomes pathological, and this thorough, persuasive book offers precisely such a probing analysis.

Using both clinical data and a variety of case studies, esteemed anger researchers Raymond A. DiGiuseppe and Raymond Chip Tafrate argue for a new diagnostic classification, Anger Regulation and Expression Disorder, that will help bring about clinical improvements and increased scientific understanding of anger. After situating anger in both historical and emotional contexts, they report research that supports the existence of several subtypes of the disorder and review treatment outcome studies and new interventions to improve treatment. The first book that fully explores anger as a clinical phenomenon and provides a reliable set of assessment criteria, it represents a major step towards establishing the clear definitions and scientific basis necessary for assessing, diagnosing, and treating anger disorders.

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L'autore

Raymond DiGiuseppe is Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology, St. John's University. Raymond Chip Tafrate is Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, Central Connecticut State University.

Contenuti

• Part I Theory and Research
• 1: Anger: The Forgotten Emotion
• 2: Ubiquitous and Intangible: The Problem of Defining Anger
• 3: How Anger Differs From Other Emotions
• Part II Anger and Aggression
• 4: Theories of Anger and Aggression
• 5: Anger as a Mediator of Violence
• 6: A Proposed Model of the Relationship Between Anger and Aggression
• Part III Cognitive and Behavioral Models of Anger
• 7: Behavioral Models of Snger
• 8: Cognitive Models of Anger
• Part IV Anger and Co-Morbidity
• 9: Anger and Axis I Pathology
• 10: Anger and Depression
• 11: Anger and Personality Disorders
• Part V Diagnosis of Anger Disorders
• 12: Objections to Formalizing Anger Disorders
• 13: Functional and Dysfunctional Anger
• 14: Proposed Criteria for Anger Disorder
• 15: Subtypes of Disturbed Anger
• Part VI Intervention
• 16: A Review of the Anger Treatment-Outcome Literature: What We Know Works
• 17: Roadblocks to Successful Treatment of Angry Clients
• 18: Preparing Clients for Anger Treatment
• 19: A Comprehensive Treatment Model for Anger Disorders
• 20: Epilogue

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: OUP USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0195170792
• ISBN 13: 9780195170795
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 432
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Ufficio Anagrafiche Messaggerie; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8.; Assago Milano; 20090; Italia