Overview
True or False
The behavioral expression of anger is fixed (genetic) and cannot be changed.
False:
Our facial expressions and our nervous system's response when we become angry are inherited but what we do with our behavior is learned.
The 4 types of cues for identifying escalating anger are:
Emotional, Behavioral, Cognitive, and Physical
True or false:
The purpose of an anger control plan is to ignore your anger so that it escalates to a 10.
False:
The purpose of an anger control plan is to try to identify what strategies work for managing your anger. It's where you try different strategies and see what works.
There are ____ phases in the aggression cycle.
Build-up
Explosion
Post-explosion
The A-B-C-D Model stands for:
A=Activating Event
B=Belief about the event
C=Consequences
D=Dispute
This number on the anger meter is reserved for instances when you begin to lose control and suffer/could suffer negative consequences.
10:
It represents intense anger and a potential inability to maintain control of your behavior.
The following are examples of what type of cues:
sweating, tightness in your chest, feeling flushed, and increased heart rate.
Physical Cues
This is an example of:
1: Take a timeout
2: Talk to a friend
3: Use Conflict Resolution
4: Exercise
5: Attend a meeting
6: Explore primary feelings beneath the anger
An anger control plan.
This phase is for points below a 10 on the anger meter.
Build-up phase
Examples of thought-stopping statements are:
Don't go there.
I need to stop thinking this way. It only leads to trouble.
The only thing I can control is myself.
This is reserved for when a group member's anger is escalating and they may be unable to tolerate sitting in the group room or may need to leave for 5-10 minutes.
A timeout:
This is called in order to allow an individual a break from a topic or conversation that is causing an escalation in anger.
The following are examples of what type of cues:
Guilt, shame, impatient, insecure, jealous, rejected, or humiliated.
Emotional Cues
The following is examples of:
-Self-help groups
-Professional help
-Personal Relationships
-Coworkers
-Community service agencies
Different types of support to incorporate into an anger control plan
This phase includes negative consequences such as being fired from a job, kicked out of treatment, financial costs, loss of relationships, jail, and guilt/shame
Common maladaptive beliefs about others are:
I must be respected and treated fairly.
People should always do the right thing.
Everyone should follow the rules.
What is this describing:
The release of tension that occurs when you lose your temper and act aggressively
An "apparent" payoff for negatively expressing anger
The following are examples of what type of cues:
clenching your fist, pacing, slamming a door, and raising your voice
Behavioral Cues
True or false:
Timeouts should be utilized with other strategies.
True! You should utilize additional strategies to ensure you are able to calm yourself down during your timeout period.
This phase is where you become verbally or physically aggressive. (10 on the anger meter)
Explosion Phase
In order to dispute a maladaptive belief you do this:
Examine the belief and identify if it is realistic. You can then replace it with a thought that will be less anger inducing or one that is more realistic.
_______ is a behavior that is intended to cause harm to another person or damage property. This can include verbal abuse, threats, or violent acts.
Aggression
The following are examples of what type of cues:
Negative self-talk, negative views on the world, thoughts about how things "should" be, and fantasies of revenge.
Cognitive Cues
The reason that cognitive behavioral therapy is used for anger management is:
To be able to reframe the way that you think about a problem to be able to change your approach to it. When using CBT, you train your brain respond differently.
The purpose of monitoring changes in anger, cues associated with escalations, watching for warning signs, and employing anger management techniques are to:
Ensuring that you do not reach a 10 on the anger meter and to be able to avoid negative consequences.
Beliefs that underlie anger often take the form of "should" and "must".