True or False
Aggression and Anger are the same thing?
False: Anger is emotion. Aggression is a behavior.
___ serve as warning signs that you have become angry and that anger is escalating.
Cues
Strategies for controlling anger should include immediate and ___________ strategies. A)Purposeful B)Preventative C)Passive D)Punctual
B) Preventative
Red Flag Situations and Events (start or end) the cycle of anger?
Start. What is an event that has lead to anger for you in the past ?
In Assertiveness Training, we learn that ________ is intended to harm the other while assertiveness respects and the other person.
aggressive or passive aggressive behaviors
The way you express anger can be changed?
True: We can choose if we are going to have a passive, passive- aggressive, aggressive, or assertive responses to anger.
________ cues is how our body naturally responds when our anger is rising. (Increased heart rate, tightness in chest, feeling hot or flushed)
Physical Cues
This is the most basic strategy which includes taking time away from a situation that's causing anger, in order to think about a response.
What is a Timeout
This part of the cycle indicates to us that anger is rising.
Cues or warning signs (Physical, Behavioral, Emotional, and Cognitive) What are some that you are getting angry?
When responding assertively in resolving a conflict, we seek set up a ____ to address the matter, discuss our feelings, and how the problem can be resolved.
time
To get what you want, you have to be aggressive
False
__________ cues are what we do when our anger is rising (yell, clench our fist, roar, pace back and forth)
Behavioral Cues
This strategy includes reaching out to our trusted network of people for validation and feedback on a troubling situation.
Seeking Social Support. Who is someone apart of your support system? What can they help with?
This part of the cycle is our thoughts in regards to an event or sensitive topic that could lead to anger.
Interpretation (Have there ever been times when you interpreted a situation wrong and ended up angry but later found out your interpretation was not accurate?)
When we use Cognitive Restructuring in response to anger, we have to identify our belief system about what made us angry, the consequences of our self-talk, and ________ our beliefs or expectations.
Dispute/examine/challenge
You don't always have to vent your anger
True
________ cues are other feelings that may occur along with anger. (Fear, hurt, jealousy, disrespect)
Emotional Cues
This strategy includes taking time to control your breathing in order to help lessen tension and think more clearly.
What is Deep Breathing
This part of the cycle is when we act on our anger (Explode, take a timeout, curse someone out, use deep breathing)
Response (What a positive and negative response you have had to anger in the past?)
This techniques consists of challenging our negative self-talk (For example: Do not do that, I need to stop thinking these thoughts, I need to get more information before I let myself get upset)
Thought Stopping
An 'apparent payoff' of aggression has short term benefits and long-term positive consequences
False: An 'apparent payoff' of aggression has short term benefits and long-term NEGATIVE consequences
__________ cues are things that we think about in response to an event. (images of slapping someone, hostile self-talk, revenge)
Cognitive Cues
This strategy includes intentionally contracting and relaxing muscles combined with deep breathing in order to release tension in the body and think more clearly.
What is Progressive Muscle Relaxation
This part of the cycle consist of the result of our response to anger. (Healthier relationship, lose of job, jail-time, promotion)
Aftermath/ Consequences (What has been a positive consequence you have experience after choosing a more positive way to respond to your anger, in the past?)
When responding assertively, it is important to identify the _______, our_________ and the specific impact of the situation before deciding whether to resolve the conflict.
The problem/ our feelings