Keys to Defusing Anger and Hostility in Marriage: Real Skills for Positive Change - Paperback

by Ted Griffin (Author), Lynette J. Hoy Lcpc (Author)

Keys to Managing Anger and Hostility in Marriage" is geared for Couples who want to enhance their individual and relationship anger and conflict management skills.
Couples will gain a new perspective on anger and how to gain control over unhealthy anger, better managing responses to provoking situations in their relationships.
This combination book/workbook provides keys for managing anger and changing your relationship.
Couples will learn to:

reduce levels of anger

direct anger into healthy ways of relating and problem-solving

learn effective coping behaviors such as time-outs, prayer to stop escalation

address issues with assertiveness and requests

identify triggering situations

establish a strategy and plan of action

learn to forgive

apply skills to more effectively control unhealthy anger responses and manage conflict

develop emotional intelligence skills to build an intimate relationship

assertiveness scenarios, What If questions for application.

The lessons include: Anger's Many Faces, The Power of Anger - identifying triggers, What IS Good About Anger?, Defusing Anger by Managing Stress, Handling Anger Effectively, Anger and Assertiveness, Managing Conflict, Turn Your Anger into Forgiveness, Couples Time-Out, Plan to Change Your Life by Changing Your Thinking, How Emotional Intelligence Impacts Anger, Building a Healthy and Successful Relationship, Choosing Behavior Alternatives, Keys to Defusing Anger and Hostility, Stopping the Blame-Game, Enjoying the Benefits of Good Anger.
This book and workbook is co-authored by Lynette Hoy, a marriage and family counselor licensed in the state of Illinois, National Certified Counselor, crisis counselor and Anger Management Specialist and Ted Griffin, Editor/writer. Lynette is a National Anger Management Association- Certified Anger Management Specialist-1V, Supervisor, Consultant and Diplomate. Mrs. Hoy has trained hundreds of clients, couples and students in anger management. Contact Lynette Hoy for questions about these courses.

Author Biography

This book and workbook is co-authored by Lynette Hoy, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the State of Illinois, National Certified Counselor, crisis counselor and Anger Management Specialist; and Ted Griffin is an Editor and writer. Lynette is a National Anger Management Association- Certified Anger Management Specialist-1V, Supervisor, Consultant and Diplomate. Mrs. Hoy has trained hundreds of clients, couples and students in anger management.