Triggers
What is another name for a trigger?
What is an anger button? Or someone is pushing your button.
What are the 4 basic emotions?
Happy, Sad, Mad, Fearful
What does anger do to our body?
What is causes stress and therefore a physical reaction.
What is a coping skill?
What is a strategy used when faced with an intense emotion.
What are the 4 styles of anger?
What is Aggressive, Passive, Passive-Aggressive and Assertive.
What are 4 examples of common triggers?
What is someone:
Invading your space/touching you,
Accusations that you did something you didn’t,
Someone making noises/tapping a pencil,
Someone bossing you around?
What is the job of our emotions?
To tell you something. They help us to make decisions about our actions.
What are some of the ways that anger shows itself in your body?
What is racing heart, sweat, dizziness, flushed face, shortness of breath...etc.
What are 4 examples of healthy coping skills that you can use?
For example .... What is taking a walk, listening to music, taking deep breaths and exercising.
A person who does not address problems directly but tries to get back at the other person he/she is upset with possesses what style of anger?
What is passive-aggressive.
How can knowing what your anger buttons are, help you with your anger?
If you are aware of your buttons, then you can make an effort to avoid your triggers and a plan for coping with situations?
Name 3 other describing words used when referring to the emotion, happy.
What is glad, content, joyful.
Why is it important to know and recognize your physical cues to anger?
What is to help you recognize when you are becoming angry so that you can make an effort to use a coping skill before an outburst.
What are 4 examples of unhealthy coping skills?
What is breaking things, sarcasm, hitting and using drugs/alcohol.
A person who is confident, clear and in control of themselves, possesses what style of anger?
What is Assertive.
Why is it important to understand family patterns of anger?
Your actions/beliefs are most likely a result of what you have seen or been taught by family members and therefore impact how you react to situations currently.
How are thoughts, emotions and behaviors different?
When we have a thought, we feel a certain way about the thought and then we act/behave based on the thought or feeling.
What is the flight or fight response to anger?
What is the reaction your body has when it perceives something to be a threat/dangerous. Adrenaline is released into your bloodstream and you become highly aware of your surroundings.
What is a guided journey.
What is a technique used to calm the body and mind that focuses and directs the imagination.
A person who is threatening and attacking towards others, bossy, dominating and blames others possesses what style of anger?
What is Aggressive.
What are the four categories of triggers?
Self worth, core beliefs, physical well being and people in our lives.
Meaning ....
someone questioning your self worth,
someone questioning your core beliefs,
someone threatening you physically,
someone threatening your family, friends, etc.
Describe the iceberg theory?
An iceberg represents your emotions. What is seen above the water (tip) is your anger. What is below the surface or hidden represents the other emotions that are masked by anger.
What is an appropriate response to someone pushing your buttons? Example: trigger is making loud noises during class.
What is ask the student politely to stop making noises or ask to work in a separate location.
What are some examples of grounding strategies.
What is hold a piece of ice, take a hot shower, name objects in your room or splash cold water on your face.
A person who is indirect, anxious and does not address problems with others possesses what style of anger?
What is Passive.