What is Anger?
This emotion is a natural response to those situations where we feel threatened, we believe harm will come to us, or we believe that another person has unnecessarily wronged us.
anger
Many times, specific events touch on sensitive areas in your life. These sensitive areas, sometimes called _____ usually refer to longstanding issues that can easily lead to anger.
“red flags”
Anger can be a positive emotion—a moral response to injustice or a rational response to a threat
True
_____ means leaving the situation that is causing the escalation of anger or putting a stop to the discussion that is provoking it.
* football teams do this to regroup.
Time out
How long do you have to be in Anger Management at the DRC?
phase 1 &2
One technique that is helpful in increasing the awareness of anger is learning to monitor it. A simple way to monitor anger is to use what is called the _____.
“anger meter.”
_____involve the way our bodies respond when we become angry. For example, our heart rates may increase, we may feel tightness in our chests, or we may feel hot and flushed. This cue can also warn us that our anger is escalating out of control or approaching a 10 on the anger meter. We can learn to identify these cues when they occur in response to an anger-related event.
Physical cues
Stress on the body due to anger may produce many different health problems, such as hypertension, heart disease, and diminished immune system efficiency
true-this is Physical Cues
This is a relaxation technique. You can practice this exercise on your own by focusing on your breathing, taking several deep breaths, and trying to release any tension you might have in your body
deep-breathing exercise
How many hours of Community service do you have to get in each phase?
1-40
2-40
3-0
what number on the anger meter represents instances when you begin to lose control and suffer (or could suffer) negative consequences.
10
From an anger management perspective, an episode where anger leads to aggression can be viewed as consisting of three phases:
hint: construction, Oppenheimer, 1+1
buildup, explosion, and aftermath
Venting Anger Is Always Desirable.
false
Some people refer to their _____ plans as their toolbox and the specific strategies they use to control their anger as their tools
anger control
What is my favorite TV show?
Friends
what emotion do we view anger as?
secondary
_____ cues involve what we display when we get angry, which are observed by other people around us.
Behavioral
The intensity, frequency, and duration of anger in the aggression cycle are the same for everyone.
false
In this approach, you simply tell yourself (through a series of self-commands) to stop thinking the thoughts that are getting you angry.
thought stopping
red
______ is behavior that is intended to cause harm to another person or damage property
Aggression
The ______ approach consists of identifying maladaptive beliefs and disputing them with more rational or realistic perspectives.
ABCD Model
Emotional cues refer to the thoughts that occur in response to the anger-related event. When people become angry, they may interpret events in certain ways.
False-Cognitive cues
When you use _____ techniques, you train your brain to respond in a different way to a problem.
cognitive–behavioral
How many wives did King Henry the 8th have?
extra 100 points if you can tell me what happened to them.
6
divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived