The Anger Workbook for Women: How to Keep Your Anger from Undermining Your Self-Esteem, Your Emotional Balance, and Your Relationships

by Laura J. Petracek and Laura J. Petracek PhD LCSW

Books on anger, by and large, have been written by men for men who express their anger in an outward and explosive way. But women usually express anger through a range of behaviors, from explosive outbursts to quiet seething rage. If you're a woman struggling with anger, this workbook is designed to help you develop skills and strategies for expressing your anger in constructive ways. No matter what your style of anger is, this workbook can help you...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572243791
• ISBN13: 9781572243798
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

Great Resource

Provides great information for working with women who are trying to understand their anger. 'Hidden Anger' is discussed in a way that relates well to women.

Anger Work

This has been an excellent help for not just myself, but for clients I have worked with as well as friends I have shared ideas with in how to deal with anger issues.

Women Handle Anger Very Differently Than Men

I believe it is vitally important for our society to realize that men and women handle and exhibit anger in very different ways. This book has taught me a lot about feminine anger, and subsequently my own anger. I've found it to work especially well in conjunction with individual therapy. I highly recommend this book to women suffering from depression and/or anxiety, since those are both common masks of feminine anger.

Great Anger Workbook

I would definitly recommend the "Anger Workbook for Women," Dr. Laura Petracek was excellent in way in dealing with inward and outward anger. Her recommendations and advice, and workbook style pages is a great ways to address you anger and also keep a journal to see your own improvement.This book is a great resource and a great deal!

Women Get Angry, Too

As a mental health practicioner and specialist in the fields of anger management and family violence, I highly recommend Laura Petraceks's new book. To her credit, the author does not minimize or excuse women's anger, and understands that whether directed inwardly or outwardly, aggressive impulses are highly destructive regardless of the individual's gender. But the author also understands that in some ways women experience anger differently than men. Her sections on anger and depression are insightful, and her discussion of PMS is straighforward and refreshingly un-PC. Overall, the information is presented clearly and directly, and the exercises well-thought-out and practical. It should be a wonderful aid to any woman seriously working on anger issues, whether she is doing so in an invidual, couples or group therapy setting.