Anger Basics
What number on the anger meter representssents the point where someone loses control and may experience negative consequences?
What is 10?
What are events that are especially sensitive to a person because of past experiences called?
What are red flags?
What strategy involves temporarily removing yourself from an anger-provoking situation so your anger can come down?
What is a timeout?
What are the three phases of the aggression cycle?
What are buildup, explosion, and aftermath?
In the A-B-C-D Model, what does A stand for?
What is an activating event?
True or False:
Anger and aggression mean the same thing?
What is false?
Name the four categories of anger cues.
What are physical, behavioral, emotional, and cognitive?
Name two relaxation strategies that have been taught.
What are deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and meditation?
Which phase is characterized by anger getting stronger and warning cues appearing?
What is the buildup phase?
In the A-B-C-D Model, what does B represent?
What are the beliefs a person has about the activating event?
Name one reason anger can be a problem.
What is when anger it is too intense, too frequent, or expressed inapropriately?
Your heart starts beating faster, your chest feels tight, and you feel hot. What type of anger cue is this?
What is a physical cue?
Your anger is climbing from a 5 toward a 9 during an argument. Name one strategy from your anger control plan you could use before reaching 10.
What is a timeout, deep breathing, talking to a supportive person, thought stopping, exercise, or another appropriate strategy?
Which phase corresponds with a 10 on the anger meter?
What is the explosion phase?
In the A-B-C-D Model, what does C represent?
What are the emotional consequences or feelings?
True or False:
If someone inherited anger from their parents, they cannot change how they express it.
What is false?
You start pacing, clench your fists, and raise your voice. What type of cue is this?
What is a behavioral cue?
Why can having a social support plan help with anger management?
What is because trusted people can provide support, feedback, and another perspective that can help de-escalate anger?
Someone reaches the explosion phase, threatens another person, and gets arrested. Which phase describes the consequences that follow?
What is the aftermath phase?
Complete this statement: Anger is not necessarily caused by the event itself, but by our ________ and ________ about the event.
What are interpretations and beliefs?
Someone gets angry and yells at another person. They feel better immediately afterward, but later lose the person's trust. What is the immediate feeling of relief called?
What is an apparent payoff?
omeone says, "The staff member did that on purpose because they don't respect me." Is this an event or an interpretation?
What is an interpretation?
You notice your anger is building. Instead of waiting until you explode, you use a strategy from your anger control plan. What are you trying to prevent?
What is reaching the explosion phase/10 on the anger meter?
If you successfully prevent the explosion phase from happening, what happens to the aftermath phase?
What is it doesn't occur, because the aggression cycle has been broken?
Someone thinks, "They disrespected me. People should always treat me the way I deserve." Instead of continuing to build on those thoughts, they tell themselves, "Stop. Don't go there." What technique are they using?
What is thought stopping?