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One Morning In Morocco, Eli Mechanic
One Morning In Morocco, Eli Mechanic
New England Journal of Public Policy
Presents the journal of an American student studying in Morocco based on his firsthand experiences on how Arabs viewed the Iraq war from January to May 2003. Lesson learned on March 20, 2003 where he felt the anger of Arab people upon seeing an American; Excitement of Arabs upon hearing news about dead Americans; Realization of the Moroccans on the cruelty of the Americans.
Evaluation Of An Anger Therapy Intervention For Incarcerated Adult Males, Steven D. Vannoy, William T. Hoyt
Evaluation Of An Anger Therapy Intervention For Incarcerated Adult Males, Steven D. Vannoy, William T. Hoyt
Steven D Vannoy
ABSTRACT An anger therapy intervention was developed for incarcerated adult males. The therapy was an extension of cognitive-behavioral approaches, incorporating principles and practices drawn from Buddhist psychology. Adult males from a Midwestern low-security prison were randomly assigned to ei- ther a treatment group (n = 16) or a waiting list control group (n = 15). Following a 10-session intervention, treated participants exhibited significant reduction in anger relative to those in the control group. Greater reductions in anger for the therapy group was mediated (p = .07), by greater reduction in egotism relative to the control group. Contrary to predictions, anger …