by Rusty Fleischer, Program Director, and Jerry Medol, Director – Shame seems to be one of the most common attitudes in anger work. Addressing shame and educating clients on its effect on their lives is often the key to addressing anger related needs. So what is shame, how are we affected by it as children? […]
It’s All About Attitudes – Part 3: Passive-Aggressive
by Rusty Fleischer, Program Director, and Jerry Medol, Director – Passive-Aggressive is the third in our “It’s All about Attitude” series. We often refer to the passive-aggressive attitude as “coming in the back door” or manipulative. The passive-aggressive person has a definite want and is invested in the outcome and but will not clearly express […]
It’s All About Attitudes- Part 2: Aggressive
by Rusty Fleischer, Program Director, and Jerry Medol, Director – In the process of preparing for the attitude “aggressive” (the second topic in on our “It’s All about Attitude” series), we checked out definitions online to see how well they align with the Anger Alternatives understanding of aggressive behavior. Some of the words and descriptions […]
It’s All About Attitudes – Part 1: Addictive
by Rusty Fleischer, Program Director, and Jerry Medol, Director – Starting this week, we will begin a series of articles on what Anger Alternatives refers to as “attitudes” and how they affect our behavior. According to Wikipedia, there is a debate about a precise definition of the word “attitude”. Carl Jung describes it as a […]
