Coping with Aggressive Behaviour

Jane McGregor, Tim McGregor

ISBN 10: 1847094317 / ISBN 13: 9781847094315

Published by John Murray Press, GB, 2017

About this Item

Aggression is a complex issue, not least because what one person sees as an acceptable form of expressing anger or frustration may be seen by others as an aggressive act. This practical book explores the difference between positive and pathological expressions of anger, and explains how to transform your approach to dealing with aggression, both yours and other people's. Packed full of strategies for handling relations with others, it will help transform your dealings with aggressors as you go about everyday life. Topics discussed include:- the nature of anger- passive aggression and how to recognise it- covert aggression- open aggression and outright hostility- cyber and online bullying- useful conversational gambits- empathy and why our culture needs it.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Coping with Aggressive Behaviour
• Publisher: John Murray Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847094317
• ISBN 13: 9781847094315
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 189 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Aggression is a complex issue, not least because what one person sees as an acceptable form of expressing anger or frustration may be seen by others as an aggressive act. This practical book explores the difference between positive and pathological expressions of anger, and explains how to transform your approach to dealing with aggression, both yours and other people's. Packed full of strategies for handling relations with others, it will help transform your dealings with aggressors as you go about everyday life.

Topics discussed include:
- the nature of anger
- passive aggression and how to recognise it
- covert aggression
- open aggression and outright hostility
- cyber and online bullying
- useful conversational gambits
- empathy and why our culture needs it

About the Author

Dr Jane McGregor is author of several successful Sheldon books. As an academic, she worked most recently as a lecturer at the Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham.