Carol Tavris, Ph.D., earned her doctorate in social psychology from the University of Michigan. She was senior editor for several years of a then-new magazine, Psychology Today, and went on to develop a career as a teacher, lecturer, and psychology writer. She is coauthor (with Carole Wade) of The Longest War: Sex Differences in Perspective and an introductory textbook, Psychology. In addition to writing the "Mind Health" column for Vogue magazine, she has written many articles and book reviews on diverse issues in psychology for a wide variety of magazines, including The New York Times, Discover, Science Digest, Human Nature, New York, Harper's, Geo, Ms., Redbook, and Woman's Day. While living in New York, Tavris taught at the Human Relations Center of the New School for Social Research, and in Los Angeles she now teaches from time to time in the department of psychology at UCLA.

ContentsPreface to the Second EditionAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: A Point of View1. Rage and Reason -- an Eternal AmbivalenceThe Fallacy of the Swami's SnakeThe Freudian LegacyThe Anger BusinessThe Use and Abuse of Anger2. Uncivil Rites -- the Cultural Rules of AngerThe Judicial EmotionA Brief MadnessManners, Emotions, and the American Way3. The Anatomy of AngerEmotions and the BrainTemper and Temperament: The Genetic IngredientThe Fuel of AngerThinking About FeelingBiological Politics4. Stress, Illness, and Your Heart -- Myths of Suppressed AngerEating Disorders, Overweight, and UlcersAnger and DepressionThe Stress ConnectionAnger and Heart DiseaseConsiderations5. "Getting It Out of Your System" -- Myths of Expressed AngerMyth #1: AggressionMyth #2: Talking Out AngerMyth #3: TantrumsThe Conditions of Catharsis6. "Seeing Red"FrustrationNoiseCrowdsDrivers and DawdlersAlcoholExercise and SportsConsiderations7. Shouters, Sulkers, Grouches, and Scolds -- Which Sex Has the Anger Problem?The Stereotype Up CloseThe Persistence of MythTwo Cultures8. The Marital OnionThe Onion UnpeeledThe Systems SolutionIn Praise of Civility9. A Rage for JusticeThe Rationalizing SpeciesThe Birth and Death of AngerTemper of the Times10. Rethinking Anger: Strategies for Living with Anger and Getting Beyond ItChronic AngerThe Difficult PersonThe Angry DivorceThe Aggressive ChildThe VictimConsiderationsFurther ReadingNotesBibliographyIndex

Tavris' "landmark book" (San Francisco Chronicle) dispels the common myths about anger and includes a brand-new chapter on strategies for specific anger scenarios.