In the Driver's Seat
When you loose control of a car, it often results in this.
What is a CRASH or Car Accident.
Walking away from the scene of your anger is an anger control method known as this.
What is 'Taking a Break'?
In some situations, this is the smartest, most powerful thing you can do, because you are deciding not to waste your time or energy fighting against something that doesn't matter all that much.
What is 'just move on' or 'letting the problem go'?
This process is automatic. You use your mouth and nose. You count in for 3 seconds and out for 4 or more.
What is 'breathing'?
To face a problem 'head on' in a calm and assertive way is also know as this.
What is to 'Work it Out'?
According to Chapter 1, in order to avoid scary, dangerous, and other bad things from happening while driving a car, it is important for a person to take these before they drive a real car.
What is Lessons?
Thinking angry thoughts or ignoring anger only makes anger burn hotter. These kind of thoughts do not tell you what to do, but they do help calm you down.
What are 'Cool Thoughts'?
This 'slowing down' activity involves reaching with your fingertips towards the ceiling (or sky) as far as you can go.
What is 'stretch(ing)'?
While using the 'breathing' technique, some kids like to imagine these to get their anger to leave their body.
What are 'favorite smells'?
When we know what we want but it is not possible to have exactly what we want, accepting something a bit different from what your originally wanted is known as being this.
What is 'flexible'?
What are rules?
Anger tends to produce a lot of energy that speed up our bodies and our thoughts. Using this energy up by moving is known as this method.
What is the 'Active Method'?
In Chapter 4, anger is compared to this destructive force of nature.
What is 'fire'?
While using the 'breathing' technique, it helps to grab a pillow and do this to it.
What is 'squeeze'?
Thinking of many possible solutions to a problem is known as this. And know, you do not need to have your umbrella.
What is a 'brainstorming'?
DAILY DOUBLE
For double points, answer this double question. When driving a car, this is the person's vehicle that you have control over. This is also the person's behavior you are able to have control over.
What is 'my' or 'mine'?
Anger tends to produce a lot of energy that speed up our bodies and our thoughts. Doing something quiet and relaxing is known as this anger control method.
What is the 'Slowing Down' method?
Anger doesn't make things easier or better with friends or at home. Instead, it makes things this.
What is 'worse'?
X marks the spot while doing this technique on your shoulders while using the breathing technique at the same time.
What is 'tap' or 'tapping'?
Teasing and losing at something are examples of these that often lead people to have hot thoughts and angry feelings.
What are 'Sparks'?
Good drivers have to remain in control during poor conditions. Name conditions that make it difficult for you to remain in control of anger.
Being told "No"; Things not going according to expectations; Having to wait; Things not being 'fair'; Negative comments from others.
Once the energy is taken out of a person's anger, the brain is able to think more clearly, which opens the door to use this anger control method.
What is 'solve the problem'?
DAILY DOUBLE
The greatest secret to controlling are these that you have about what made you mad or helped you to feel fine.
What are 'my thoughts'?
You would not expect that the best time to practice the 'Slow Down' method is when you are (or rather are not) this.
What is 'angry'?
This is what a person might feel like doing when they are around people who do things on purpose that set off an anger spark. However, deciding not to do this puts a person in charge in a very powerful way and takes away the power for someone else to upset us.
What is 'payback' or 'revenge'?