Treatments for Anger in Specific Populations: Theory, Application, and Outcome

304 Pages·2013·2.5 MB·English

by  Ephrem Fernandez

Treatments for Anger in
Specifi c Populations
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Treatments for Anger in
Specifi c Populations
Theory, Application, and Outcome
EDITED BY
EPHREM FERNANDEZ
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Treatments for anger in specifi c populations : theory, application, and
outcome/edited by Ephrem Fernandez.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–19–991466–1 (pbk.)
1. Anger—Treatment. 2. Anger—Psychological aspects. 3. Life change events—Psychological
aspects. 4. Psychology, Pathological. I. Fernandez, Ephrem, editor of compilation.
RC569.5.A53T74 2013
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Th is book is dedicated to Raphael, Rebecca, Gret é C, Pravin, and Sara
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CONTENTS
Preface ix
About the Editor xi
Contributors xiii
1. Anger Dysfunction and Its Treatment 1
Ephrem Fernandez
2. Cognitive-Behavioral Th erapy for Angry Drivers 15
Jerry L. Deff enbacher
3. Emotion-Focused Th erapy for Anger in Complex Trauma 33
Antonio Pascual-Leone and Sandra C. Paivio
4. Regulating Anger in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 52
David Forbes, Tony McHugh, and Claude Chemtob
5. Anger Management Treatment and Substance Use Disorders 74
Michael S. Shopshire and Patrick M. Reilly
6. Management of Anger in People With Intellectual Disabilities 92
Paul Willner, Andrew Jahoda, and Peter Larkin
7. Anger Regulation for Psychotic Patients 114
Raymond W. Novaco and Richard Whittington
8. Dialectical Behavior Th erapy for Maladaptive Anger
in Borderline Personality Disorder 138
Shireen L. Rizvi, Lauren M. Steff el, and Amanda Carson-Wong
9. Targeting Anger in Forensic Populations 158
Andrew Day and James Vess
10. Anger Management in Schools: Th e Coping Power Program for Children
and Early Adolescents 176
John E. Lochman, Nicole P. Powell, Caroline L. Boxmeyer, Meghann Kelly,
Casey Dillon, and Catherine Bradshaw
11. Treatments for Anger Regulation and Reactive Aggression
in Young Children 197
Julie A. Hubbard and Lauren E. Swift
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12. Gender-Inclusive and Gender-Informed Treatment of Anger 213
Ephrem Fernandez and Kathleen Malley-Morrison
13. Culture-Sensitive Regulation of Anger 236
A. Antonio Gonz á lez-Prendes
14. Treatment of Anger in Diff erent Populations: Common
and Unique Factors 255
Ephrem Fernandez
Author Index 267
Subject Index 287
PREFACE
Anger has been viewed as a motivating force to be harnessed as well as the most
destructive of all emotions and the bane of human relations. Th is book acknowl-
edges the functional signifi cance of anger but focuses on anger that is dysfunc-
tional. Such anger is particularly manifest in certain clinical populations and it
crosses the boundaries of gender, age, and ethnicity. Th erefore, anger treatments
can be examined in the context of the population of interest, and that is how the
chapters in this volume are organized.
My foray into the fi eld of anger began 18 years ago with a publication on the
relationship between anger and pain. I was struck by the unmistakable quality that
is anger, by its ubiquity and its adverse repercussions, and yet equally struck by its
lack of representation in psychiatric nosology. At that time, signifi cant inroads had
already been made into the fi eld of anger treatment, and I am pleased that many
of the pioneers then have contributed to the present volume. Further, I am encour-
aged by the emergence of new experts, many of whom have also become a part of
this project.
Th e collective eff orts of 29 authors went into making the 14 chapters of this
volume. Each chapter underwent peer review not only by me but also by another
expert from the contributing team. Th e journey has been an adventure in intellec-
tual exchange, planning, organization, and creative problem solving— appropriately
punctuated by moments of banter and healthy digression.
Th e end result is original in presenting anger treatments population by popula-
tion and then extracting what is common across treatments and what is uniquely
tailored to particular groups of clients. Th e product is also intended to be clinically
useful by virtue of describing the “how to” of anger regulation techniques and illus-
trating them with reference to case studies. We have been decidedly evidence-based
in this book but without ignoring the new wave of ideas for enhancement of this
enterprise. Th erefore, a framework is also put in place to allow for further innova-
tion and integration of anger treatments.
I thank my assistants, Nikki Prins, Alex Fields, and Salvador Macias for checking
citations against references, indexing, and attention to format. Over the years, numer-
ous students have worked in my Sensation & Emotion Lab at Southern Methodist
University and University of Texas at San Antonio; they deserve credit for having
interviewed thousands of people in a variety of fi eld settings from public libraries
and college campuses to parole centers and jails, and for having administered psy-
chometric tests of anger. Drs. Richard Beck, Stephen Scott, and Valerie Herd Parker