Zero to 60: A Teen's Guide to Manage Frustration, Anger, and Everyday Irritations

by Michael A. Tompkins PhD, ABPP, Chloe Douglass (Illustrator)

Overview

Expert author Michael Tompkins offers tips and tricks to help stall anger and leave it by the side of the road.

High performance cars can go from zero to sixty in just a few seconds. Anger can feel a lot like that for teens. One minute they are calm, but the next, something sets them on a course to speed out of control. Getting to anger’s edge too fast can get teens in trouble. Teens will learn how to calm their body, derail thoughts that fuel anger and learn how to communicate and de-escalate situations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433834318
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
Publication date:	11/10/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	13 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Michael A. Tompkins, PhD, ABPP, is a licensed psychologist and board certified in behavioral and cognitive psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is the co-director and co-founder of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy, Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California at Berkeley, and an adjunct faculty member for the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy. He is the author or co-author of 12 books, including My Anxious Mind: A Teen’s Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic (with Katherine Martinez) (Magination Press, 2010), which is a Magination Press best seller and included in the Reading Well for Young People initiative sponsored by the Wellcome Trust, London, United Kingdom. Dr. Tompkins serves on the Advisory Board of Magination Press, the children’s imprint of the American Psychological Association. He lives in Oakland, California. Visit him at sfbacct.com, and on Twitter @drmatompkins.

Chloe Douglass works in her home studio to create illustrations, character designs, and story ideas. She graduated from Kingston University with an MA Illustration degree in 2012. She lives in Tooting, London. Visit her at chloeillustrates.co.uk, and on Twitter and Instagram @ChloeIllustrates.

Table of Contents

Note to the Reader
Chapter 1: Anger and You
Chapter 2: Record and Reflect
Chapter 3: Cool Your Angry Body
Chapter 4: Cool Your Angry Thoughts
Chapter 5: Stop the Drumbeat of Anger
Chapter 6: Communicate Clearly
Chapter 7: Solve Problems
Chapter 8: Handle Accusations and Put-Downs
Chapter 9: Build Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence
Chapter 10: Nutrition, Exercise, and Sleep
Chapter 11: Help, Hope, and Heads-Up
Resources
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author

Editorial Reviews

It’s hard to learn when we’re angry, and that’s why this accessible, step-by-step guide to taming anger is so useful…. A must for social-emotional learning collections.

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2020-08-14
Adolescence can be fraught with competing desires and expectations, often leading to anger; this book aims to provide the necessary tools to cope.

Firmly rooted in principals of cognitive behavioral therapy and written by an expert in the field, this book functions as a CBT workbook that can be used on its own or incorporated into a formal therapy plan. Beginning with helping readers identify how their anger is expressed and what some common triggers are, progressive chapters scaffold learning and skills to rein in angry thoughts and actions. Subsequent chapters address ways to reframe thinking, halt rumination, and improve communication, among other useful tools. Each chapter includes worksheets to help with skills practice along with a brief “In a Nutshell” summary of the key points. Throughout the book, ethnically diverse cartoon characters, seemingly based on actual teens, share their first-person experiences with uncontrolled anger, its consequences, and how the book’s tools have helped. While this is the sort of book that many teens are unlikely to pick up on their own, if trusted adults recommend it, they will find the content worthwhile. Though the homework vibe of some of the worksheets might put some readers off, the content and skills are excellent and accessible. The clean layout, with chunks of prose broken up by clear headers, lists, and text boxes, enhances the reading experience.

A welcome workbook for teens wishing to get a handle on their anger issues. (suggested reading, resources, index) (Nonfiction. 12-18)

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