How to Control Anger in Relationships
Controlling anger in relationships starts with understanding the escalation cycle — the trigger, the interpretation, the physical build-up, and the reaction that follows. Practical steps include learning to pause before responding, recognising the signs of emotional flooding before thinking narrows completely, regulating the nervous system before re-engaging with the conversation, and developing the communication skills to say what needs to be said without aggression or shutdown. For men dealing with persistent anger in relationships, working with a psychologist who specialises in men’s anger management is typically the most effective path to lasting change.
Clayton Kuzma
How to Control Anger in Relationships
- Why Anger Escalates So Quickly in Relationships
- The Conflict Cycle — What's Actually Happening
- How Anger Damages Relationships Over Time
- Practical Strategies — How to Stay in Control During Conflict
- What Your Partner Is Actually Experiencing
Why Anger Escalates So Quickly in Relationships
If you’ve ever found yourself thinking “how did that escalate so fast?” — you’re not imagining it.
Anger in relationships does escalate faster than in most other contexts. And there are specific reasons for this that have nothing to do with weakness or poor character.
The people you’re closest to are the people who can hurt you the most. Not because they’re trying to — but because proximity equals vulnerability, and vulnerability equals threat sensitivity. When a stranger cuts in front of you at the petrol station, it’s annoying. When your partner makes the same comment she’s made before, about the same thing, in the same tone — it hits differently. Because it’s connected to something that matters.
The nervous system doesn’t process “important relationship” and “minor irritant” separately. What it processes is: perceived threat. And when something feels like a threat — to how you’re seen, to what you can control, to what you need — it responds accordingly.
This is why arguments that start about the dishes rarely stay about the dishes.
The Conflict Cycle — What's Actually Happening
Most relationship conflict follows a predictable structure, even when the specific content changes week to week. Understanding it is the first step to interrupting it.
The Trigger
Something happens — a comment, a look, a silence, a forgotten thing, a repeated pattern. The trigger is usually small. It’s what the trigger represents that carries the weight.
The Interpretation
Faster than conscious thought, the brain assigns meaning to the trigger. “She doesn’t respect me.” “He doesn’t care.” “I’m being treated like I don’t matter.” The interpretation is shaped by history — past arguments, old wounds, patterns from earlier in life. It may be accurate. It may be a projection. In that moment, it feels like fact.
The Physical Build-Up
The interpretation produces a physical response. Heart rate increases. Breathing shallows. Muscles tighten. Thinking narrows. This happens within seconds. By the time a man is aware of feeling angry, his body has already been preparing for it.
The Reaction
The reaction follows the build-up — an outburst, a sharp comment, a shutdown, sarcasm, a withdrawal. The reaction is the visible part. It’s what the other person experiences. And it’s usually what the argument ends up being about — not the original trigger.
The Aftermath
Regret, guilt, distance, apology, repair, and then — eventually — the cycle starting again. Because the pattern that produced the reaction hasn’t changed.
How Anger Damages Relationships Over Time
A single angry reaction rarely breaks a relationship. What breaks relationships is the accumulation — and more specifically, what the accumulation signals to the other person.
When anger is a recurring pattern in a relationship, the person on the receiving end starts to adapt. They soften how they say things. They avoid certain topics. They time their conversations. They stop raising things that matter to them because they know how it’s likely to go.
This is called walking on eggshells — and most men whose partners are doing it have no idea how significant it is. From the outside, the partner looks like they’re managing the situation. What’s actually happening is slow withdrawal: emotional, physical, and relational.
Over time:
- Trust erodes — because the other person can’t predict which version of you is going to show up
- Intimacy decreases — because vulnerability requires a sense of safety
- Resentment builds on both sides — he feels misunderstood; she feels like she’s managing him
- The relationship dynamic shifts from partnership to accommodation
None of this happens overnight. And most of it is reversible — if the pattern changes. But the longer it continues, the more repair work is required.
The Role of Emotional Flooding in Arguments
“Emotional flooding” is the experience of being so overwhelmed by emotional input that the thinking brain effectively goes offline.
John Gottman’s research on couples found that when heart rate exceeds approximately 100 beats per minute in a conflict, the capacity for productive communication drops significantly. Men, on average, reach flooding faster than women — and take longer to recover from it.
When you’re flooded:
- You can’t think clearly
- You can’t hear accurately — you’re processing threat, not nuance
- Whatever comes out of your mouth is unlikely to be what you’d choose to say
- Even attempts to calm down by the other person can feel like escalation
This is why “just stay calm” doesn’t work. Telling a flooded nervous system to calm down is like telling your eyes to stop seeing in a bright room. The instruction doesn’t reach the operating system.
What does work is giving the nervous system what it actually needs: time, and a deliberate physiological intervention.
Practical Strategies — How to Stay in Control During Conflict
These are not tricks. They’re skills — which means they require repetition to become reliable. Most men can read them and understand them immediately. Making them work under pressure is a different thing, and that’s where working with a psychologist makes the biggest difference.
- Recognise the Early Warning Signs
By the time you’re in a full reaction, it’s very hard to interrupt. The leverage is earlier — catching the build-up before it peaks.
Your early warning signs are specific to you. For some men it’s a tightening in the jaw or chest. For others it’s a particular thought pattern that always precedes a reaction. For others it’s a tone of voice they notice themselves using. Learning to recognise your specific signals — early — is what creates the window for choice.
- Pause Before You Respond
This sounds simple and is deceptively difficult under real pressure.
A pause is not silence used as punishment. It’s not stonewalling. It’s not a defeat. It’s a deliberate interruption of the automatic sequence — giving yourself the space to choose what happens next rather than having it chosen for you by momentum and habit.
In practice: “I’m going to step back for a few minutes. I want to talk about this properly.” Then actually do it.
- Regulate Your Nervous System First
During the pause, the goal is to bring the physiological response down enough that thinking becomes available again.
Techniques that work:
- Slow, extended exhale (the exhale activates the parasympathetic nervous system more than the inhale)
- Physical movement — a short walk, not to avoid the conversation but to reset the body
- Cold water on the wrists or face
- Grounding — five things you can see, four you can hear, three you can feel
You are not looking for calm. You are looking for regulated. There’s a difference.
- Name What’s Happening Without Blaming
When you return to the conversation, there’s a specific type of statement that keeps things from immediately re-escalating: naming your internal state rather than assessing the other person’s behaviour.
“I’m frustrated” lands differently from “you’re being unreasonable.” “I felt dismissed” lands differently from “you never listen.” “I need a minute to think about this properly” lands differently from “you always do this.”
The first version opens a conversation. The second version opens a defence. In a flooded or near-flooded state, most men default to the second. Practising the first — especially when it feels unnatural — is one of the most concrete changes anger management produces.
- Know When to Step Away — and How to Come Back
Sometimes the most useful thing is to remove yourself from the situation temporarily. The key is the difference between stepping away productively and stonewalling.
Stonewalling: leaving with no communication, for an indeterminate time, with unresolved tension — which leaves the other person feeling abandoned or punished.
A productive step-away: naming that you’re stepping back, giving a rough time frame, and returning when regulated. “I need 20 minutes. I’m not done with this conversation — I want to come back to it when I’m not this activated.”
Coming back matters. If you step away and the conversation never happens, the pattern stays intact.
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What Your Partner Is Actually Experiencing
This is worth sitting with.
When anger is a regular feature of a relationship, the partner — over time — starts operating in a state of low-grade vigilance. Monitoring his mood. Adjusting their approach. Choosing their words carefully. Bracing for certain responses.
This is exhausting. And it is quietly corrosive to the relationship in ways that aren’t always obvious until significant damage has been done.
Most men who come in for anger management are not indifferent to their partner’s experience. They often care deeply — which is why the regret after a reaction is so significant. The disconnect is between caring and knowing what to do differently.
Understanding what the other person is experiencing — not to increase guilt, but to increase motivation and clarity — is often part of the work.
When Relationship Anger Needs Professional Help
Self-awareness and intention go a long way. But there are points where the pattern is entrenched enough that personal effort alone is unlikely to shift it.
Consider getting professional help when:
- The pattern has been repeating for more than a year without meaningful change
- The impact on the relationship is significant — trust is eroding, intimacy is decreasing
- You’ve tried to change it before and the change hasn’t held under pressure
- The anger or its consequences have become severe — physical reactions, significant fear in the partner, legal involvement
- You can see the pattern clearly but can’t interrupt it in the moment
A psychologist who specialises in men’s anger and relationship conflict can help identify specifically what’s driving the pattern in your case — and build the skills to change it.
This is not about therapy being indefinite or exploratory. Anger management in a relationship context is structured and outcome-focused. Most men see meaningful change within 6–8 sessions.
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Working With Psychology for Men
At Psychology for Men, the anger management program is structured, evidence-based, and delivered individually by Clayton Kuzma — an AHPRA-registered psychologist on the Sunshine Coast with over a decade of experience working with men.
The program runs over 6–8 weeks, combines individual sessions with structured between-session learning, is grounded in CBT and ACT, and is tailored to the specific patterns driving your anger — not generic content applied uniformly.
It is also:
- Accepted by Australian courts for DV-mandated programs and family court matters
- Eligible for Medicare rebates with a valid Mental Health Treatment Plan
- Available in person in Maroochydore and online across Australia
The research says anger management works. The distinction is whether the approach is the right one.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I get so angry at my partner but not at other people?
Because the stakes are higher. The people we love the most have the most capacity to affect us — to threaten our sense of security, connection, or self-worth. This is normal human psychology, not a character flaw. It also points to where the most useful work is: not in managing anger at strangers, but in understanding what’s driving the sensitivity in your closest relationship.
My partner says I have an anger problem but I don't think I do. Who's right?
Both experiences are real. You’re not necessarily wrong that the anger feels justified in context. And they’re not necessarily wrong that the reactions are having a significant impact. The most useful question isn’t who’s right about the anger — it’s whether the current pattern is working for you and for the relationship.
Can anger management actually save a relationship?
It can be part of what saves a relationship — but it’s usually not sufficient on its own if both people have been significantly affected. Anger management changes how one person manages and communicates. If the relationship itself has significant repair work to do, that often requires couples therapy alongside individual anger management work. Both can run concurrently.
How do I stop an argument from escalating in the moment?
The most reliable technique is the pause — removing yourself from the escalation loop before flooding takes over. “I want to talk about this properly. I need a few minutes.” Then regulate your nervous system before returning. The goal is not to win the pause — it’s to come back regulated enough that a real conversation is possible.
What if my partner doesn't believe in therapy or anger management?
The most reliable technique is the pause — removing yourself from the escalation loop before flooding takes over. “I want to talk about this properly. I need a few minutes.” Then regulate your nervous system before returning. The goal is not to win the pause — it’s to come back regulated enough that a real conversation is possible.
My partner has given me an ultimatum about my anger. What should I do?
Take it seriously — not because ultimatums are a healthy relationship dynamic, but because the fact that someone has reached that point tells you something important about what’s been building. An ultimatum usually means the other person has already tried to communicate something multiple times in other ways, and this is the final signal. The most useful response is not to defend yourself or argue about whether the ultimatum is fair. It’s to do something concrete — book a consultation, start the process, let the action speak. Getting into anger management now is not capitulating to pressure. It’s making a decision about the kind of person and partner you want to be, regardless of the pressure.
How do I know if it's anger management I need or couples therapy?
If the primary issue is how you individually manage anger, frustration, and emotional reactivity — anger management is the right starting point. If the relationship itself has significant conflict patterns, communication problems, or historical damage on both sides, couples therapy may be more appropriate — or both, running simultaneously. An initial consultation will help clarify which direction makes most sense.
Take the Next Step
The research is consistent. Structured, evidence-based anger management delivered by a qualified clinician works — measurably, reliably, and with changes that hold over time.
The question isn’t whether anger management works. It’s whether you’re using the right version of it.
If you’re on the Sunshine Coast or anywhere in Australia, Psychology for Men offers structured, individually delivered anger management grounded in CBT and ACT. Sessions are available in person in Maroochydore and online.
Last reviewed: May 2026 | Written by Clayton Kuzma, Registered Psychologist (AHPRA), Psychology for Men, Sunshine Coast
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Yes — anger management is effective when it uses evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and is delivered by a trained psychologist in a structured clinical format. Meta-analyses consistently show that structured anger management programs reduce anger frequency, intensity, and associated behaviours in adults. The key distinction is between clinical, skills-based anger management and generic anger management courses — the former produces measurable, lasting change while the latter typically does not. For men specifically, working with an AHPRA-registered psychologist who tailors the approach to their specific patterns produces the most reliable outcomes.
The Honest Answer — It Depends on the Approach
Most men asking this question have been told to “get anger management” without being told what that actually means — or why some forms of it work and others don’t.
The research is clear: well-delivered, evidence-based anger management produces significant, measurable change. The caveat is the word “well-delivered.” A court-mandated weekend group session and a structured 6–8 week individual program delivered by a registered psychologist are both technically “anger management.” They produce very different results.
This distinction matters because many men who are sceptical about anger management have already tried a version of it — a course, a group program, a self-help approach — that didn’t produce lasting change. Their scepticism is often entirely reasonable given what they actually experienced. The question worth asking is whether the approach that didn’t work was the right one — not whether anger management as a category is effective.
What the Research Says
The evidence base for anger management is substantial. The most comprehensive review — a meta-analysis of 96 studies by DiGuiseppe and Tafrate (2010) — found that the average person receiving anger treatment improved more than 76% of untreated control participants across measures including anger frequency, anger intensity, anger duration, and aggressive behaviour.
Other key findings from the research:
- CBT-based anger management programs consistently produce significant reductions in anger across a wide range of populations and settings
- ACT-based approaches show comparable outcomes, with additional benefits in psychological flexibility and emotional regulation capacity
- Individual treatment produces stronger outcomes than group treatment, particularly for complex presentations
- The quality and training of the therapist is a significant predictor of outcome — not all providers produce equivalent results
- Gains from structured, evidence-based programs are typically maintained at follow-up, with many studies showing continued improvement after treatment ends
What the research also shows is that the gains are not automatic. They require consistent engagement — showing up to sessions, applying the skills between sessions, and doing the work when it would be easier not to.
CBT for Anger — What the Evidence Shows
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is the most extensively researched psychological treatment for anger. Its application to anger management works at two levels: the cognitive (the patterns of thinking that accelerate reactions) and the behavioural (the habitual responses that play out when anger is triggered).
CBT for anger consistently produces:
- Reductions in the frequency and intensity of anger episodes
- Improvements in the ability to regulate emotional responses under provocation
- Reductions in aggressive behaviour, verbal and otherwise
- Improvements in relationship quality and communication
- Changes in the interpretation of situations that were previously triggering reliably
Effect sizes in the research are typically in the moderate-to-large range — meaningful and clinically significant.
ACT for Anger — The Psychological Flexibility Evidence
ACT-based approaches to anger management target the same mechanism as CBT but from a different angle. Rather than changing the content of reactive thoughts, ACT changes the relationship between thoughts and behaviour — developing the psychological flexibility to respond from values rather than from emotion.
Research on ACT for anger and emotional regulation consistently shows:
- Significant reductions in experiential avoidance — the suppression and escape behaviours that maintain anger patterns long-term
- Improvements in psychological flexibility — the ability to stay engaged with difficult situations without automatic reactive behaviour
- Better outcomes on long-term follow-up than suppression-based approaches
- Specific benefits for men whose anger is driven by fusion with rigid interpretations of situations
The two approaches are often used together in clinical practice — and evidence suggests the combined approach outperforms either alone.
Why Some Anger Management Doesn’t Work
Understanding why certain approaches fail is as useful as understanding what works.
Generic Group Programs Without Clinical Structure
Many anger management programs — particularly those mandated by courts or run through community organisations — use group formats with non-clinically trained facilitators and generic content. These programs may provide useful psychoeducation. They rarely produce lasting behavioural change.
The reasons: generic content doesn’t address individual patterns, group formats reduce the intensity and personalisation of the work, and non-clinical facilitators can’t identify and address the specific psychological drivers maintaining the anger in a given individual.
Willpower-Based Approaches
Approaches that frame anger management as a matter of trying harder, exercising more self-control, or thinking positively are not evidence-based and don’t produce durable change. The nervous system doesn’t respond to willpower. Suppression — trying to hold the anger down — maintains physiological arousal rather than reducing it and is associated with worse long-term outcomes.
Addressing Symptoms Without the Underlying Pattern
Giving a man coping techniques without understanding what’s driving the pattern is like putting a bandage on a structural problem. The techniques may help in specific moments, but without understanding the trigger structure, the interpretation patterns, the physiological escalation sequence, and the behavioural habits — the overall pattern remains intact.
One-Off or Insufficient Duration
Behavioural change requires repetition. A single-day course or a handful of sessions is rarely sufficient to produce reliable change under real pressure — the conditions in which the anger pattern has been most practised. Effective anger management typically runs over 6–8 weeks minimum.
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What Makes Anger Management Effective
The research points consistently to a set of factors that distinguish effective from ineffective anger management:
1. Evidence-based therapeutic approach CBT and ACT are the two most well-supported approaches for anger. Programs that use these frameworks produce significantly better outcomes than programs that don’t.
2. Individual format Individual sessions allow the work to be tailored to the specific triggers, patterns, and history of the individual man. Generic group programs can’t do this.
3. Qualified clinical delivery An AHPRA-registered psychologist has the training to assess, conceptualise, and treat complex anger presentations in ways that unregistered providers cannot. This is also why documentation from a registered psychologist carries more weight in legal contexts.
4. Sufficient duration Effective anger management takes time. 6–8 weeks minimum for a structured program that produces durable change.
5. Active engagement between sessions The change happens in the life between sessions — in the moments when the trigger fires and the skill is (or isn’t) applied.
6. Addressing the full picture Effective work addresses the physiological response (nervous system regulation), the cognitive patterns (interpretation, rumination, catastrophising), the behavioural habits, and the relational context.
Realistic Expectations — What Changes and What Doesn’t
What typically changes:
- The window between trigger and reaction widens — the impulse may still be there; the automatic expression slows
- The intensity of reactions reduces — situations that previously produced a full reaction begin producing a more proportionate response
- Recovery is faster — after a moment of anger, return to baseline happens more quickly
- Regret decreases — men describe leaving difficult conversations with less shame and more self-respect
- Relationships improve — as communication patterns change, the relational dynamic shifts, often significantly
What doesn’t automatically change:
- The underlying stressors — anger management builds skills for managing anger, not the work pressure or relationship dynamics contributing to the load
- Historical patterns and attachment templates — these change over time with consistent work, but not rapidly
- The fact that anger is still felt — the goal was never to stop feeling angry; anger is a normal emotion
Timeframe: Most men begin to notice meaningful change within 6–8 weeks of consistent, structured work. The changes may be subtle at first — a conversation that didn’t escalate, a moment of pausing that didn’t happen before. Over time, the consistency builds.
“I’ve Tried Before and It Didn’t Work” — Why That Might Be
This is one of the most common things men say when considering anger management — and it’s worth taking seriously rather than dismissing.
When anger management hasn’t worked, the reasons are usually one or more of the following:
- The approach wasn’t evidence-based — generic content, untrained facilitator, no individual tailoring
- The duration wasn’t sufficient — a short course that provided awareness but not enough practice for skills to consolidate
- The work was done under external pressure only — court-mandated attendance without genuine engagement produces attendance, not change
- The underlying drivers weren’t addressed — surface behaviour was targeted without understanding what was maintaining it
- It was the right approach at the wrong time — sometimes acute crisis, substance use, or relationship deterioration make consolidation impossible until those are addressed first
If previous attempts haven’t produced lasting change, that’s not evidence that anger management doesn’t work for you. It’s evidence that the previous approach wasn’t the right one.
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What to Look For in an Anger Management Approach
Markers of an effective approach:
- AHPRA-registered psychologist — formal clinical training in assessment and treatment
- Evidence-based framework — CBT and/or ACT explicitly named
- Individual sessions — not primarily group-based
- 6–8 weeks minimum — sufficient duration for skills to consolidate
- Structured between-session work — skills applied in daily life, not just discussed in sessions
- Tailored to your specific patterns — not generic content
- Medicare rebates available — registered psychologist with MHTP referral
What to be cautious of:
- Programs promising rapid results from minimal engagement
- Online courses with no live clinical contact
- Group programs where your specific pattern is never individually assessed
- Providers who cannot clearly explain the evidence base of their approach
Working With Psychology for Men
At Psychology for Men, the anger management program is structured, evidence-based, and delivered individually by Clayton Kuzma — an AHPRA-registered psychologist on the Sunshine Coast with over a decade of experience working with men.
The program runs over 6–8 weeks, combines individual sessions with structured between-session learning, is grounded in CBT and ACT, and is tailored to the specific patterns driving your anger — not generic content applied uniformly.
It is also:
- Accepted by Australian courts for DV-mandated programs and family court matters
- Eligible for Medicare rebates with a valid Mental Health Treatment Plan
- Available in person in Maroochydore and online across Australia
The research says anger management works. The distinction is whether the approach is the right one.
→ The anger management program for men → Court-accepted anger management Sunshine Coast
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Does anger management actually work for men? Yes — evidence-based anger management, delivered by a qualified clinician in a structured individual format, produces significant and lasting reductions in anger frequency, intensity, and aggressive behaviour in men. The research base is extensive, with meta-analyses covering thousands of participants consistently showing meaningful outcomes. The critical variable is the quality and clinical grounding of the approach, not anger management as a category.
Q: How long does anger management take to work? Most men begin to notice meaningful change within 6–8 weeks of consistent, structured work. Initial changes typically appear as a widening of the window between trigger and reaction — the impulse is present, but the automatic expression slows. Full consolidation of skills under pressure typically takes longer and varies by person. The work continues after formal sessions end — skills need real-world application to become reliable.
Q: What’s the difference between anger management that works and anger management that doesn’t? The key factors: evidence-based approach (CBT and/or ACT), individual format, qualified clinical delivery (AHPRA-registered psychologist), sufficient duration (6–8 weeks minimum), and active engagement between sessions. Generic group programs, willpower-based approaches, and short-duration courses consistently underperform on research outcomes compared to structured clinical programs.
Q: Is anger management the same as therapy? They’re related but distinct. Therapy is a broad term for structured psychological support across a range of issues. Anger management specifically refers to a structured, outcome-focused process targeting anger, emotional regulation, and related behaviour patterns. Anger management can be delivered as part of therapy, but it has its own structure, timeframe, and specific outcome focus. Sessions are more directive and skills-focused than general therapy.
Q: Can anger management work if I don’t think I have a serious problem? Yes — most men who complete anger management don’t have a diagnosis or a “serious problem” in the clinical sense. They have a pattern that’s costing them in their relationships, their work, or their sense of self-respect — and they want to change it. The research shows consistent benefit across a wide range of severity levels. The bar for benefit isn’t a crisis. It’s a gap between how you respond and how you want to respond.
Q: What if I’ve tried anger management before and it didn’t work? Previous approaches that didn’t produce lasting change usually failed for specific, addressable reasons: the approach wasn’t evidence-based, the duration was insufficient, or the work wasn’t individually tailored. A structured, individually delivered CBT and ACT program with a registered psychologist is a meaningfully different experience from a generic group course. If previous attempts didn’t work, that’s information about the approach — not a verdict on whether change is possible.
Q: Is anger management available online? Yes. The anger management program at Psychology for Men is available online via telehealth across Australia, following the same structured format as in-person sessions. Research on telehealth delivery of CBT and ACT-based programs shows equivalent outcomes to in-person delivery. Medicare rebates apply with a valid Mental Health Treatment Plan.
Take the Next Step
The research is consistent. Structured, evidence-based anger management delivered by a qualified clinician works — measurably, reliably, and with changes that hold over time.
The question isn’t whether anger management works. It’s whether you’re using the right version of it.
If you’re on the Sunshine Coast or anywhere in Australia, Psychology for Men offers structured, individually delivered anger management grounded in CBT and ACT. Sessions are available in person in Maroochydore and online.
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Last reviewed: May 2026 | Written by Clayton Kuzma, Registered Psychologist (AHPRA), Psychology for Men, Sunshine Coast