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• Discuss why anger is an essential survival mechanism in nature, but counterproductive in civilization
• For the purposes of client psychoeducation, demonstrate to clients how their anger is reinforcing the problems they are trying to extinguish
• Explain why angry people are considered to be abusers, but actually feel like victims ito inform the clincian's choice of treatment interventions
• Identify the psychological mechanisms underlying the principles of the Golden Rule and Freedom of Speech
• Demonstrate a role-playing game that can improve client engagement and treatment outcomes
• Delineate a set of simple rules for defusing hostility and establishing harmony, and how these rules can be used in clinical practice

OVERVIEW OF ANGER

• Why we are biologically programmed to get angry
• Life in nature vs. life in civilization
• Why anger causes problems in civilization
• Disadvantages of some of the common approaches to anger control

 

THE REPLACEMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY WITH LAW IN

CURRENt MENTAL HEALTH

• How current legal trends are unwittingly undermining mental health
• The difference between law and psychology
• A scientific explanation of the Golden Rule
• Wisdom about anger through the ages

 

THE “GOLDEN RULE GAME” AS A THERAPEUTIC TOOL

• Demonstration of Izzy Kalman’s therapeutic technique with an audience volunteer
• The life lessons clients learn from the game
• When to use the game, and when not to

 

SEVEN SIMPLE RULES FOR TURNING ENEMIES INTO FRIENDS

• Explanation of the rules
• Demonstration of use of rules with the volunteer

 

MORE TOOLS FOR DEFUSING ANGER AND CONFLICT

• The importance of forgiving and apologizing
• How to respond to unreasonable accusations and rumors
• How to say “No” effectively
• Getting rid of resentment
• Applying the wisdom of “Misery loves company”

 

FREEDOM OF SPEECH AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLE

• Why Freedom of Speech is the solution to most anger and aggression
• The application of Freedom of Speech to cursing and to hate speech

 

HUMOR, THE ANTIDOTE TO ANGER

• The mysterious and unpleasant truth about humor that we rarely learn in psychology
• Three rules for using humor without offending people
• How to learn to laugh at yourself
• Why “Mother Nature” programmed us to ridicule people

 

DEMONSTRATIONS OF HOW TO USE THIS APPROACH TO

SOLVE COMMON RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS

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