Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Research Problem 1.2 Elaboration of the Problem 1.3 Significance of study 1.4 Scope and Limitations 1.5 Hypothesis 1.6 Definitions 1.7 The Research Design 1.7.1 Tools used 1.7.2 Sample and Sampling procedure 1.7.3 Field Study Chapter 2 Literature Review 2.1 The Problem of Anger in Families 2.1.1 Meaning of the phenomenon 2.1.2 Effects of Anger 2.1.3 Different expressions of anger 2.1.3.1 Expressing 2.1.3.2 Suppressing 2.1.3.3 Calming down inside 2.1.4. Constructive Anger and Destructive anger 2.1.5 Types of anger 2.1.5.1 Hasty and sudden anger 2.1.5.2 Settled and deliberate anger 2.1.5.3 Dispositional anger 2.1.6 Causes of Anger 2.1.6.1 Injustice 2.1.6.2 Betrayal 2.1.6.3 Failure 2.1.6.4 Differences in personal values 2.1.6.5 Frustration 2.1.6.6 Rejection 2.1.6.7 Unhealed Hurts 2.1.7 Anger as Neurosis 2.2 Issues of Marital Conflicts 2.2.1 Meaning of Marital Conflict 2.2.2 The distinctiveness of Marital conflicts 2.2.3. Causes of Family Conflicts 2.2.4. Conflict Style 2.2.5. Constructive Conflicts and Destructive Conflicts 2.2.6 Marital conflicts and children 2.2.6.1 Sibling Conflict 2.2.6.2. Conflict with Young Children 2.2.6.3. Conflict with Adolescents 2.2.6.4. Conflict with Adult Children
2.3 Transactional Analysis 2.3.1 Important Concepts of TA 2.3.1.1 Ego States 2.3.1.1.1 Parent ego state 2.3.1.1.2 Adult ego state 2.3.1.1.3 Child ego state 2.3.1.2 Philosophical Assumptions 2.3.1.3 Life positions 2.3.1.4 Parental Injunctions and Counter Injunctions 2.3.1.5 Life scripts 2.3.2 TA Theories 2.3.2.1 As a theory of personality 2.3.2.2 It is a theory of communication 2.3.2.3 It offers a theory for child development 2.3.2.4 In practical application 2.3.2.5 Outside the therapeutic field 2.3.3 Structural Analysis 2.3.3.1 Contamination of the Adult ego state 2.3.4 The Empty-Chair-Exercise 2.4 Conclusion CHAPTER 3 THE THERAPY PROCESS 3.1 Selection of Subjects for Therapy 3.2 The Control Group 3.3 Verbatim Reports 3.3.1 Case One 3.3.2 Case Two 3.3.3 Case Three 3.3.4 Case Four 3.3.5 Case Five 3.3.6 Case Six 3.3.7 Case Seven 3.3.8 Case Eight 3.3.9 Case Nine 3.3.10 Case Ten 3.4 Conclusion CHAPTER 4 THE EFFECTS OF TA THERAPY WITH EMPTY CHAIR EXERCISE 4.1 The Research Findings 4.2 Suggestions and Conclusions