Anger: How to Live with and Without It

From road rage to international terrorism, from teen violence to domestic abuse, anger seems to be everywhere; in the news, in the air, in our hearts. More than ever, we need effective ways to understand, deal with, and develop alternatives to this most destructive of human emotions. Albert Ellis, one of the world's foremost living psychologists, first explored the anger problem and offered his answers in 1977 when the original edition of this book appeared; he continues to guide us in today's more complex world with this Revised and Updated Edition of ANGER: HOW TO LIVE WITH AND WITHOUT IT. Updating, refining, and applying his theories of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to the problem of self-defeating anger, Dr. Ellis presents a simple, step-by-step anger control program that anyone can master. He explains that most of our anger comes not from the "activating event" itself, but from the irrational attitudes and beliefs that shape our reactions to situations.