Table of Contents
Introduction: Anger Happens 5
Anger is necessary and natural:On the evotion and development of
emotion 8
When anger is forbidden 14
Is anger expression learned? 19
What to do? Anger by degrees: The Emotiometer 26
What to do? Establish an anger vocabulary
33
What to do? What IS okay to do when you’re mad? 37
What to do?About rewards, punishments and the token
economy. 44
What to do?Acknowledging the deed: Debriefing 52
What to do?How do you respond to others’ anger? 57
What to do? Start managing anger today—Practice every
day 64
When anger is genuinely out of control 69
Asking for help:Psychotherapy, medication and the
courts 77
If you read only one chapter,Read this one! 86
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Anger is as necessary and natural an experience
as happiness, sadness and fear,
but anger is scary.
Anger can be dangerous.
"Taming the Beast Within"
teaches families how to
acknowledge that anger is healthy
and how to
express anger
without letting it become destructive.
Pop quiz:
What are you feeling right now?
How much of it are you feeling?
What are you going to do about it?
Got emotion?
Here's the owner's manual
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facsimile 603.879.9070 
