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"This landmark book" (San Francisco Chronicle) dispels the common myths about the causes and uses of anger -- for example, that expressing anger is always good for you, that suppressing anger is always unhealthy, or that women have special "anger problems" that men do not. Dr. Carol Tavris expertly examines every facet of that fascinating emotion -- from genetics to stress to the rage for justice. Fully revised and updated, Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion now includes: * A new consideration of biological politics: Should testosterone or PMS excuse rotten tempers or aggressive actions? * The five conditions under which anger is likely to be effective -- and when it's not. * Strategies for solving specific anger problems -- chronic anger, dealing with difficult people, repeated family battles, anger after divorce or victimization, and aggressive children.
'I believe it is an ethical imperative for all clinicians who treat
women in menopause or women with breast cancer to alert their
patients to this book' Michael Baum, MD, Professor Emeritus of
Surgery and visiting professor of Medical Humanities, University
College London 'A thorough, careful and unbiased assessment . . .
This extremely valuable message deserves to be widely disseminated'
Lord Turnberg, former President of the Royal College of Physicians
A compelling defence of hormone replacement therapy, exposing the
faulty science behind its fall from prominence and empowering
readers to make informed decisions about their health. For years,
hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was hailed as a miracle. Study
after study showed that HRT, if initiated at the onset of
menopause, could ease symptoms ranging from hot flushes to memory
loss; reduce the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis,
and some cancers; and even extend a woman's overall life
expectancy. But when a large study by the Women's Health Initiative
announced results showing an uptick in breast cancer among women
taking HRT, the winds shifted abruptly, and HRT, officially deemed
a carcinogen, was abandoned. Now, sixteen years after HRT was left
for dead, Dr Bluming, a medical oncologist, and Dr Tavris, a social
psychologist, track its strange history and present a compelling
case for its resurrection. They investigate what led the public -
and much of the medical establishment - to accept the Women's
Health Initiative's often exaggerated claims, while also providing
a fuller picture of the science that supports HRT. A sobering and
revelatory read, Oestrogen Matters sets the record straight on this
beneficial treatment and provides an empowering path to wellness
for women everywhere.
A compelling defense of hormone replacement therapy, exposing the
faulty science behind its fall from prominence and empowering women
to make informed decisions about their health. For years, hormone
replacement therapy (HRT) was hailed as a miracle. Study after
study showed that HRT, if initiated at the onset of menopause,
could ease symptoms ranging from hot flashes to memory loss; reduce
the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, and some
cancers; and even extend a woman's overall life expectancy. But
when a large study by the Women's Health Initiative announced
results showing an uptick in breast cancer among women taking HRT,
the winds shifted abruptly, and HRT, officially deemed a
carcinogen, was abandoned. Now, sixteen years after HRT was left
for dead, Dr. Bluming, a medical oncologist, and Dr. Tavris, a
social psychologist, track its strange history and present a
compelling case for its resurrection. They investigate what led the
public -- and much of the medical establishment -- to accept the
Women's Health Initiative's often exaggerated claims, while also
providing a fuller picture of the science that supports HRT. A
sobering and revelatory read, Estrogen Matters sets the record
straight on this beneficial treatment and provides an empowering
path to wellness for women everywhere.
Elliot Aronson is among the 100 most influential psychologists of
the 20th Century. He is best known for his theorizing and research
on cognitive dissonance theory -- one of the most provocative and
enduring theories in contemporary psychology -- and for his design
of the "jigsaw classroom," an applied method of reducing conflict
and prejudice in multiethnic schools. Throughout his illustrious
career, he has championed the application of social-psychological
theory and methods for solving such pressing social problems as
prejudice, energy efficiency, conflict and miscommunication in
relationships, and the reasons why many people justify their
mistakes rather than learn from them. Aronson is the only
psychologist in the history of the American Psychological
Association to have won all three of its top awards: for research,
teaching, and writing. In this Festschrift, friends, colleagues,
and former students write with warmth, clarity, and humor about
Aronson's enduring influence on the field of social psychology and
on their own professional lives as researchers, writers, and
teachers. Topics covered include contemporary research on cognitive
dissonance theory; the changing face of experimentation in social
psychology; and applied research on energy policy, education, the
legal system, intergroup conflict, and prejudice and
discrimination.
Elliot Aronson is among the 100 most influential psychologists
of the 20th Century. He is best known for his theorizing and
research on cognitive dissonance theory -- one of the most
provocative and enduring theories in contemporary psychology -- and
for his design of the "jigsaw classroom," an applied method of
reducing conflict and prejudice in multiethnic schools. Throughout
his illustrious career, he has championed the application of
social-psychological theory and methods for solving such pressing
social problems as prejudice, energy efficiency, conflict and
miscommunication in relationships, and the reasons why many people
justify their mistakes rather than learn from them. Aronson is the
only psychologist in the history of the American Psychological
Association to have won all three of its top awards: for research,
teaching, and writing.
In this Festschrift, friends, colleagues, and former students
write with warmth, clarity, and humor about Aronson s enduring
influence on the field of social psychology and on their own
professional lives as researchers, writers, and teachers. Topics
covered include contemporary research on cognitive dissonance
theory; the changing face of experimentation in social psychology;
and applied research on energy policy, education, the legal system,
intergroup conflict, and prejudice and discrimination.
Why is it so hard to say "I made a mistake"-and really believe it?
When we make mistakes, cling to outdated attitudes, or mistreat
other people, we must calm the cognitive dissonance that jars our
feelings of self-worth. And so, unconsciously, we create fictions
that absolve us of responsibility, restoring our belief that we are
smart, moral, and right-a belief that often keeps us on a course
that is dumb, immoral, and wrong. Backed by years of research,
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) offers a fascinating explanation
of self-justification-how it works, the damage it can cause, and
how we can overcome it. This updated edition features new examples
and concludes with an extended discussion of how we can live with
dissonance, learn from it, and perhaps, eventually, forgive
ourselves.
When "man is the measure of all things," woman is forever trying to measure up. In this enlightening book, Carol Tavris unmasks the widespread but invisible custom -- pervasive in the social sciences, medicine, law, and history -- of treating men as the normal standard, women as abnormal. Tavris expands our vision of normalcy by illuminating the similarities between women and men and showing that the real differences lie not in gender, but in power, resources, and life experiences. Winner of the American Association for Applied and Preventive Psychology's Distinguished Media Contribution Award
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